title: Rapid eye movement sleep promotes cortical plasticity in the developing brain.
abstract: Rapid eye movement sleep is maximal during early life, but its function in the developing brain is unknown. We investigated the role of rapid eye movement sleep in a canonical model of developmental plasticity in vivo (ocular dominance plasticity in the cat) induced by monocular deprivation. Preventing rapid eye movement sleep after monocular deprivation reduced ocular dominance plasticity and inhibited activation of a kinase critical for this plasticity (extracellular signal-regulated kinase). Chronic single-neuron recording in freely behaving cats further revealed that cortical activity during rapid eye movement sleep resembled activity present during monocular deprivation. This corresponded to times of maximal extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation. These findings indicate that rapid eye movement sleep promotes molecular and network adaptations that consolidate waking experience in the developing brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ; Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dumoulin Bridi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Sara J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Aton
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ; Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin 10117, Germany.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seibt
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ; College of Medical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99201, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Renouard
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Tammi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ; College of Medical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99201, USA.
authors.forename: Marcos G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Frank
keywords: Ontogeny; function; plasticity; sleep; synapse