Visual circuits get the VIP treatment

Ashley M Wilson; Lindsey L Glickfeld

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.043

Visual circuits get the VIP treatment

Cell. 2014 Mar 13;156(6):1123-1124. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.043.

Authors

Ashley M Wilson¹, Lindsey L Glickfeld²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurobiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
² Department of Neurobiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: glickfeld@neuro.duke.edu.

PMID: 24630713
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.043

Abstract

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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Animals
Female
Male
Neocortex / metabolism*
Neurons / metabolism*
Running*
Visual Pathways*