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 factrs 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 projections.
- 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 signaling mechanisms controlling axon arbor 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.