Auditory neuroscience: Balancing excitation and inhibition during development.
Two recent studies have described how the coupling of excitatory and inhibitory inputs to neurons in the auditory cortex changes during development. This process is driven by experience and, once complete, may limit the plasticity of the cortex in later life.
King
Andrew J
AJ
Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK. andrew.king@dpag.ox.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D009488:Neurosciences; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology