title: Cortical Cliques: A Few Plastic Neurons Get All the Action.
abstract: Adjustments in neural activity can drive cortical plasticity, but the underlying circuit components remain unclear. In this issue of Neuron, Barnes et al. (2015) show that visual deprivation-induced homeostatic plasticity invokes specific changes among select categories of V1 neurons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Tania A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Seabrook
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Neurobiology Section in the Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: ahuberman@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Huberman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D012683:Sensory Deprivation / Q000502:physiology*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology*