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Functional specificity of local synaptic connections in neocortical networks

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  • Ho Ko

    (Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, 21 University Street)

  • Sonja B. Hofer

    (Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, 21 University Street)

  • Bruno Pichler

    (Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, 21 University Street
    Present address: MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK.)

  • Katherine A. Buchanan

    (Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, 21 University Street)

  • P. Jesper Sjöström

    (Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, 21 University Street)

  • Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel

    (Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, 21 University Street)

Abstract

Making sense of connectivity In the sensory cortex, neurons are densely interconnected, but the logic by which functionally similar and dissimilar neurons are wired together is an open question. This technical tour de force combines in vivo two-photon calcium imaging and simultaneous whole-cell recording of multiple cells to show that neurons with similar stimulus preferences connect at higher rates than those with dissimilar preferences. This points to the existence of fine-scale sub-networks dedicated to processing related sensory information. Application of this new technique more widely should reveal more about how circuits supporting different sensory or motor functions are constructed in the brain.

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  • Ho Ko & Sonja B. Hofer & Bruno Pichler & Katherine A. Buchanan & P. Jesper Sjöström & Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel, 2011. "Functional specificity of local synaptic connections in neocortical networks," Nature, Nature, vol. 473(7345), pages 87-91, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:473:y:2011:i:7345:d:10.1038_nature09880
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09880
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