Stability of neocortical synapses across sleep and wake states during the critical period in rats
Sleep is important for brain plasticity, but its exact function remains mysterious. An influential but controversial idea is that a crucial function of sleep is to drive widespread downscaling of excitatory synaptic strengths. Here, we used real-time sleep classification, ex vivo measurements of pos...
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| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2021-06-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/66304 |