Neurodevelopment of the association cortices: Patterns, mechanisms, and implications for psychopathology

VJ Sydnor, B Larsen, DS Bassett, A Alexander-Bloch… - Neuron, 2021‏ - cell.com
The human brain undergoes a prolonged period of cortical development that spans multiple
decades. During childhood and adolescence, cortical development progresses from lower …

Early life adversity shapes neural circuit function during sensitive postnatal developmental periods

L Malave, MT van Dijk, C Anacker - Translational psychiatry, 2022‏ - nature.com
Early life adversity (ELA) is a major risk factor for mental illness, but the neurobiological
mechanisms by which ELA increases the risk for future psychopathology are still poorly …

Intrinsic activity development unfolds along a sensorimotor–association cortical axis in youth

VJ Sydnor, B Larsen, J Seidlitz, A Adebimpe… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Animal studies of neurodevelopment have shown that recordings of intrinsic cortical activity
evolve from synchronized and high amplitude to sparse and low amplitude as plasticity …

Adolescence as a neurobiological critical period for the development of higher-order cognition

B Larsen, B Luna - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The transition from adolescence to adulthood is characterized by improvements in higher-
order cognitive abilities and corresponding refinements of the structure and function of the …

Hippocampal GABAergic inhibitory interneurons

KA Pelkey, R Chittajallu, MT Craig… - Physiological …, 2017‏ - journals.physiology.org
In the hippocampus GABAergic local circuit inhibitory interneurons represent only~ 10–15%
of the total neuronal population; however, their remarkable anatomical and physiological …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic brains and the changing rules of neuroplasticity: implications for learning and recovery

P Voss, ME Thomas, JM Cisneros-Franco… - Frontiers in …, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
A growing number of research publications have illustrated the remarkable ability of the
brain to reorganize itself in response to various sensory experiences. A traditional view of …

VTA GABA neurons at the interface of stress and reward

C Bouarab, B Thompson, AM Polter - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is best known for its robust dopaminergic projections to
forebrain regions and their critical role in regulating reward, motivation, cognition, and …

Critical period regulation across multiple timescales

RK Reh, BG Dias, CA Nelson III, D Kaufer… - Proceedings of the …, 2020‏ - pnas.org
Brain plasticity is dynamically regulated across the life span, peaking during windows of
early life. Typically assessed in the physiological range of milliseconds (real time), these …

Balancing plasticity/stability across brain development

AE Takesian, TK Hensch - Progress in brain research, 2013‏ - Elsevier
The potency of the environment to shape brain function changes dramatically across the
lifespan. Neural circuits exhibit profound plasticity during early life and are later stabilized. A …

Removal of perineuronal nets unlocks juvenile plasticity through network mechanisms of decreased inhibition and increased gamma activity

KK Lensjø, ME Lepperød, G Dick, T Hafting… - Journal of …, 2017‏ - jneurosci.org
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are extracellular matrix structures mainly enwrap**
parvalbumin-expressing inhibitory neurons. The assembly of PNNs coincides with the end of …