Open AccessVisual Circuits Get the VIP Treatment
Author(s) -
Ashley M. Wilson,
Lindsey L. Glickfeld
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.043
Subject(s) - biology , visual cortex , neuroscience , sensory system , biological neural network , neuronal circuits , function (biology) , neuroplasticity , microbiology and biotechnology
Behavioral state, specifically locomotion, has been shown to enhance sensory responses in primary visual cortex. In this issue of Cell, Fu et al. reveal the circuit elements that mediate this plasticity and suggest that these circuits may serve a general modulatory function across primary sensory areas.
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