GABAergic interneurons form transient layer-specific circuits in early postnatal neocortex

GABAergic interneurons play key roles in cortical circuits, yet little is known about their early connectivity. Here we use glutamate uncaging and a novel optogenetic strategy to track changes in the afferent and efferent synaptic connections of developing neocortical interneuron subtypes. We find t...

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Main Authors: Anastasiades, Paul G., Marques-Smith, Andre, Lyngholm, Daniel, Lickiss, Tom, Raffiq, Sayda, Kätzel, Dennis, Miesenböck, Gero, Butt, Simon J. B.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4743032/