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SUBMITTER: Meng X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4719125 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Meng Xiangying X Kao Joseph P Y JP Lee Hey-Kyoung HK Kanold Patrick O PO
Cell reports 20150730 6
Loss of a sensory modality can lead to functional enhancement of the remaining senses. For example, short-term visual deprivations, or dark exposure (DE), can enhance neuronal responses in the auditory cortex to sounds. These enhancements encompass increased spiking rates and frequency selectivity as well as increased spiking reliability. Although we previously demonstrated enhanced thalamocortical transmission after DE, increased synaptic strength cannot account for increased frequency selectiv ...[more]