Fischer Quentin S, Graves Aundrea, Evans Scott, Lickey Marvin E, Pham Tony A
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Learn Mem. 2007 Apr 6;14(4):277-86. doi: 10.1101/lm.392107. Print 2007 Apr.
It has been discovered recently that monocular deprivation in young adult mice induces ocular dominance plasticity (ODP). This contradicts the traditional belief that ODP is restricted to a juvenile critical period. However, questions remain. ODP of young adults has been observed only using methods that are indirectly related to vision, and the plasticity of young adults appears diminished in comparison with juveniles. Therefore, we asked whether the newly discovered adult ODP broadly reflects plasticity of visual cortical function and whether it persists into full maturity. Single-unit activity is the standard physiological marker of visual cortical function. Using a more optimized protocol for recording single-units, we find evidence of adult ODP of single-units and show that it is most pronounced in deep cortical layers. Furthermore, using visual evoked potentials (VEP), we find that ODP is equally robust in young adults and mature adults and is observable after just one day of monocular deprivation. Finally, we find that monocular deprivation in adults changes spatial frequency thresholds of the VEP, decreasing the acuity of the deprived pathway and improving the acuity of the non-deprived pathway. Thus, in mice, the primary visual cortex is capable of remarkable adaptation throughout life.
最近发现,成年小鼠的单眼剥夺会诱发眼优势可塑性(ODP)。这与传统观点相矛盾,传统观点认为ODP仅限于幼年关键期。然而,问题仍然存在。仅使用与视觉间接相关的方法观察到了成年小鼠的ODP,并且与幼年小鼠相比,成年小鼠的可塑性似乎有所降低。因此,我们询问新发现的成年ODP是否广泛反映了视觉皮层功能的可塑性,以及它是否持续到完全成熟。单单位活动是视觉皮层功能的标准生理标志物。通过使用更优化的记录单单位的方案,我们发现了成年单单位ODP的证据,并表明它在皮层深层最为明显。此外,使用视觉诱发电位(VEP),我们发现ODP在成年小鼠和成熟成年小鼠中同样强烈,并且在单眼剥夺仅一天后就可以观察到。最后,我们发现成年小鼠单眼剥夺会改变VEP的空间频率阈值,降低被剥夺通路的敏锐度并提高未被剥夺通路的敏锐度。因此,在小鼠中,初级视觉皮层在整个生命过程中都能够进行显著的适应性变化。
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