Development and Plasticity in Sensory Thalamus and Cortex

Pioneer Neurons and Interneurons in the Developing Subplate: Molecular Markers, Cell Birthdays, and Neurotransmitters.- Dual Roles of Transcription Factors in Forebrain Morphogenesis and Development of Axonal Pathways.- Subcortical and Neocortical Guidance of Area-specific Thalamic Innervation.- The Earliest Thalamocortical Interactions.- Molecular Basis for the Formation of Lamina-Specific Thalamocortical Projection.- Role of Citron K in the Development of Cerebral Cortex.- The Absence of Layer 4 Dramatically Alters Cortical Development in Ferret Somatosensory Cortex.- Influence of Thalamocortical Activity on Sensory Cortical Development and Plasticity.- Pathways to Barrel Development.- Patterning of the Somatosensory Maps with NMDA Receptors.- Presynaptic Mechanisms Controlling Axon Terminal Remodeling in the Thalamocortical and Retinogeniculate Systems.- Cellular Mechanisms Underlying the Remodeling of Retinogeniculate Connections.- A Model for Synaptic Refinement in Visual Thalamus.- Making and Breaking Eye-specific Projections to the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus.- LTD as a Mechanism for Map Plasticity in Rat Barrel Cortex.- High-Field (9.4T) Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Squirrel Monkey.

Develop & Plasticity in Sensory Thalamus & Cortex is based on a 2-day symposium offered for the first time at SFN 2003.