Temporal dynamics of a homeostatic pathway controlling neural network activity

Neurons use a variety of mechanisms to homeostatically regulate neural network activity in order to maintain firing in a bounded range. One such process involves the bi-directional modulation of excitatory synaptic drive in response to chronic changes in network activity. Down-scaling of excitator...

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Main Authors: Helen S. Bateup, Cassandra L. Denefrio, Caroline A. Johnson, Jessica L. Saulnier, Bernardo L. Sabatini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2013.00028/full