Development and Plasticity in Sensory Thalamus and Cortex intends to bring together systems and molecular approaches on various fundamental issues on thalamocortical development and plasticity.

The chapters in Development and Plasticity in Sensory Thalamus and Cortex address key questions with diversity of techniques; ranging from molecular genetics, in vitro and in vivo methods to classical anatomical, electrophysiological and imaging procedures.

Contents

1. Pioneer Neurons and Interneurons in the Developing Subplate: Molecular Markers, Cell Birthdays, and Neurotransmitters
2. Dual Roles of Transcription Factors in Forebrain Morphogenesis and Development of Axonal Pathways
3. Subcortical and Neocortical Guidance of Area-Specific Thalamic Innervation
4. The Earliest Thalamocortical Interactions
5. Molecular basis for the Formation of Lamina-Specific Thalamocortical Projections
6. Role of Citron K in the Development of Cerebral Cortex
7. The Absence of Layer 4 Dramatically Alters Cortical Development in Ferret Somatosensory Cortex
8. Influence of Thalamocortical Activity on Sensory Cortical Development and Plasticity
9. Pathways to Barrel Development
10. Patterning of the Somatosensory Maps with NMDA Receptors
11. Presynaptic Signaling Mechanisms Controlling Axon Arbor Remodeling in the Thalamocortical and Retinogeniculate Systems
12. Cellular Mechanisms Underlying the Remodeling of Retinogeniculate Connections
13. A Model for Synaptic Refinement in Visual Thalamus
14. Making and Breaking Eye-Specific Projections to the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
15. LTD as a Mechanism for Map Plasticity in Rat Barrel Cortex
16. High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Squirrel Monkey

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