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Critical-Period Plasticity in the Visual Cortex

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Levelt, Christiaan N., Hübener, Mark·2012·Annual Review of Neuroscience

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In many regions of the developing brain, neuronal circuits undergo defined phases of enhanced plasticity, termed critical periods. Work in the rodent visual cortex has led to important insights into the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the timing of the critical period. Although there is little doubt that the maturation of specific inhibitory circuits plays a key role in the opening of the critical period in the visual cortex, it is less clear what puts an end to it. In this review, we describe the established mechanisms and point out where more experimental work is needed. We also show that plasticity in the visual cortex is present well before, and long after, the peak of the critical period.

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Authors: Levelt, C. N., & Hübener, M.
Affiliations: Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NL)
Max Planck Society (DE)
ORCID: Levelt, Christiaan N.
Hübener, Mark
Venue: Annual Review of Neuroscience
Publisher: Annual Reviews
Published: 2012-07-21
Volume: 35
Issue: 1
Pages: 309-330
ISSN: 0147-006X (ISSN-L)
1545-4126
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-neuro-061010-113813
OpenAlex: W2100171700
Cited by: 402
References: 151
Citations by year: 2026: 23 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 40 · 2017: 34 · 2016: 22 · 2015: 37 · 2014: 35 · 2013: 23 · 2012: 9
FWCI: 2.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
zenodo.org
Licence: other-oa
Locations: Annual Review of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords: critical period, critical period plasticity, visual cortex, cortical development, inhibitory circuits, neuronal maturation
MeSH terms: Aging, Animals, Critical Period, Psychological, Humans, Models, Neurological, Neural Inhibition, Synaptic Transmission, Neuronal Plasticity, Visual Cortex, Signal Transduction, Dominance, Ocular

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