Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4322344 Neuron 2008 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Maturation of GABA inhibitory circuitry in primary visual cortex activates the critical period of plasticity, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In the August 8th issue of Cell, Sugiyama et al. demonstrate that visual experience promotes the passage of a retina-derived homeoprotein along the visual pathway, which nurtures subclasses of cortical interneurons implicated in regulating critical period plasticity.

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