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Cortical Synaptic Scaling

Cortical Synaptic Scaling is a homeostatic plasticity mechanism that uniformly adjusts the strength of synaptic connections across cortical neuronal networks to stabilize overall activity levels in response to prolonged changes in network input.

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2017–2026

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Activity-dependent scaling of quantal amplitude in neocortical neurons

Gina G. Turrigiano, Kenneth R. Leslie, Niraj S. Desai et al. · Nature · 1998 · 2.3K citations

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Critical periods for experience-dependent synaptic scaling in visual cortex

Niraj S. Desai, Robert H. Cudmore, Sacha B. Nelson et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2002 · 606 citations

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Synaptic Scaling and Homeostatic Plasticity in the Mouse Visual Cortex In Vivo

Tara Keck, Georg B. Keller, R. Irene Jacobsen et al. · Neuron · 2013 · 393 citations · Full text

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Postsynaptic Expression of Homeostatic Plasticity at Neocortical Synapses

Corette J. Wierenga, Keiji Ibata, Gina G. Turrigiano · Journal of Neuroscience · 2005 · 312 citations · Full text

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Robust Spatial Working Memory through Homeostatic Synaptic Scaling in Heterogeneous Cortical Networks

Alfonso Renart, Pengcheng Song, Xiao‐Jing Wang · Neuron · 2003 · 271 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. GG
    Gina G. Turrigiano

    Brandeis University, United States

    9 publications · 4.1K citations

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  2. HL
    Hey‐Kyoung Lee

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    5 publications · 468 citations

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  3. KF
    Kevin Fox

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 205 citations

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  4. SB
    Sacha B. Nelson

    Brandeis University, United States

    3 publications · 3.1K citations

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  5. AR
    Adam Ranson

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 163 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Brandeis University

    Waltham, United States

    11 h-index

    35 publications

    18K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    5 h-index

    24 publications

    1.6K citations

  3. Allen Institute for Brain Science

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    307 citations

  4. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    669 citations

  6. Discovery Institute

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    86 citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    185 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    105 citations

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  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    15 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Neuron

    4 publications · 847 citations

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  3. PLoS Computational Biology

    3 publications · 122 citations

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 3 publications · 338 citations

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  5. NeuroImage

    2 publications · 135 citations

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