Amblyopia: New molecular/pharmacological and environmental approaches

Abnormal visual experience during development alters the early stages of visual-tactile integration

(2016) Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Embryonic interneurons from the medial, but not the caudal ganglionic eminence trigger ocular dominance plasticity in adult mice

(2016) Marcel Isstas et al.   Brain Structure & Function

Susceptibility to monocular deprivation following immersion in darkness either late into or beyond the critical period

(2016) Kevin R. Duffy et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Neuregulin-Dependent Regulation of Fast-Spiking Interneuron Excitability Controls the Timing of the Critical Period

(2016) Yu Gu et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Environmental enrichment preserved lifelong ocular dominance plasticity, but did not improve visual abilities

(2016) Franziska Greifzu et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

Rapid recovery from the effects of early monocular deprivation is enabled by temporary inactivation of the retinas

(2016) Ming-fai Fong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on contrast sensitivity and visual evoked potential amplitude in adults with amblyopia

(2016) Zhaofeng Ding et al.   Scientific Reports

Binocular iPad Game vs Patching for Treatment of Amblyopia in Children

(2016) Krista R. Kelly et al.   JAMA Ophthalmology

Effect of a Binocular iPad Game vs Part-time Patching in Children Aged 5 to 12 Years With Amblyopia

(2016) Jonathan M. Holmes et al.   JAMA Ophthalmology

Central Cholinergic Neurons Are Rapidly Recruited by Reinforcement Feedback

(2015) Balázs Hangya et al.   CELL

A cycling lane for brain rewiring

(2015) Claudia Lunghi et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Binocular iPad treatment for amblyopia in preschool children

(2015) Eileen E. Birch et al.   JOURNAL OF AAPOS

Recovery of visual functions in amblyopic animals following brief exposure to total darkness

(2015) Donald E. Mitchell et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Progressive maturation of silent synapses governs the duration of a critical period

(2015) Xiaojie Huang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Binocular eyelid closure promotes anatomical but not behavioral recovery from monocular deprivation

(2015) Kevin R. Duffy et al.   VISION RESEARCH

Characteristics of fixational eye movements in amblyopia: Limitations on fixation stability and acuity?

(2015) Susana T.L. Chung et al.   VISION RESEARCH

A dichoptic custom-made action video game as a treatment for adult amblyopia

(2015) Indu Vedamurthy et al.   VISION RESEARCH

Amblyopia and the binocular approach to its therapy

(2015) Robert F. Hess et al.   VISION RESEARCH

Stereopsis and amblyopia: A mini-review

(2015) Dennis M. Levi et al.   VISION RESEARCH

A Cortical Circuit for Gain Control by Behavioral State

(2014) Yu Fu et al.   CELL

Effects of Strabismic Amblyopia and Strabismus Without Amblyopia on Visuomotor Behavior: III. Temporal Eye-Hand Coordination During Reaching

(2014) E. Niechwiej-Szwedo et al.   INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE

Voluntary Physical Exercise Promotes Ocular Dominance Plasticity in Adult Mouse Primary Visual Cortex

(2014) E. Kalogeraki et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Cortical plasticity induced by transplantation of embryonic somatostatin or parvalbumin interneurons

(2014) Yunshuo Tang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Environmental enrichment extends ocular dominance plasticity into adulthood and protects from stroke-induced impairments of plasticity

(2014) F. Greifzu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Darkness Alters Maturation of Visual Cortex and Promotes Fast Recovery from Monocular Deprivation

(2013) Kevin R. Duffy et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Silent synapses persist into adulthood in layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons of visual cortex in dark-reared mice

(2013) Rie Funahashi et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Binocular integration and disparity selectivity in mouse primary visual cortex

(2013) Benjamin Scholl et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Parvalbumin-expressing basket-cell network plasticity induced by experience regulates adult learning

(2013) Flavio Donato et al.   NATURE

Cortical interneurons that specialize in disinhibitory control

(2013) Hyun-Jae Pi et al.   NATURE

Inhibition of inhibition in visual cortex: the logic of connections between molecularly distinct interneurons

(2013) Carsten K Pfeffer et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

The BCM theory of synapse modification at 30: interaction of theory with experiment

(2012) Leon N Cooper et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Nucleus basalis-enabled stimulus-specific plasticity in the visual cortex is mediated by astrocytes

(2012) N. Chen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A disinhibitory microcircuit for associative fear learning in the auditory cortex

(2011) Johannes J. Letzkus et al.   NATURE

Recovery from chronic monocular deprivation following reactivation of thalamocortical plasticity by dark exposure

(2011) Karen L. Montey et al.   Nature Communications

Epigenetic treatments of adult rats promote recovery from visual acuity deficits induced by long-term monocular deprivation

(2010) Davide Silingardi et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Reducing Intracortical Inhibition in the Adult Visual Cortex Promotes Ocular Dominance Plasticity

(2010) A. Harauzov et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A Refractory Period for Rejuvenating GABAergic Synaptic Transmission and Ocular Dominance Plasticity with Dark Exposure

(2010) S. Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Dark Light, Rod Saturation, and the Absolute and Incremental Sensitivity of Mouse Cone Vision

(2010) F. Naarendorp et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Removing Brakes on Adult Brain Plasticity: From Molecular to Behavioral Interventions

(2010) D. Bavelier et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Modulation of Visual Responses by Behavioral State in Mouse Visual Cortex

(2010) Cristopher M. Niell et al.   NEURON

Cortical Plasticity Induced by Inhibitory Neuron Transplantation

(2010) D. G. Southwell et al.   SCIENCE

Lynx1, a Cholinergic Brake, Limits Plasticity in Adult Visual Cortex

(2010) H. Morishita et al.   SCIENCE

Epigenetic influences on brain development and plasticity

(2009) Michela Fagiolini et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Polarity-Sensitive Modulation of Cortical Neurotransmitters by Transcranial Stimulation

(2009) C. J. Stagg et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Perceptual learning as a potential treatment for amblyopia: A mini-review

(2009) Dennis M. Levi et al.   VISION RESEARCH

Rapid and Reversible Recruitment of Early Visual Cortex for Touch

(2008) Lotfi B. Merabet et al.   PLoS One