Behavioral states modulate sensory processing in early development

James C Dooley; Greta Sokoloff; Mark S Blumberg

doi:10.1007/s40675-019-00144-z

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Behavioral states modulate sensory processing in early development

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Behavioral states modulate sensory processing in early development

James C Dooley, Greta Sokoloff and Mark S Blumberg

Current sleep medicine reports, Vol.5(3), pp.112-117

09/2019

DOI: 10.1007/s40675-019-00144-z

PMID: 31662954

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Abstract

Purpose of review: Sleep-wake states modulate cortical activity in adults. In infants, however, such modulation is less clear; indeed, early cortical activity comprises bursts of neural activity driven predominantly by peripheral sensory input. Consequently, in many studies of sensory development in rodents, sensory processing has been carefully investigated, but the modulatory role of behavioral state has typically been ignored. Recent findings: In the developing visual and somatosensory systems, it is now known that sleep and wake states modulate sensory processing. Further, in both systems, the nature of this modulation shifts rapidly during the second postnatal week, with subcortical nuclei changing how they gate sensory inputs. Summary: The interactions among sleep and wake movements, sensory processing, and development are dynamic and complex. Now that established methods exist to record neural activity in unanesthetized infant animals, we can provide a more comprehensive understanding of how infant sleep-wake states interact with sensory-driven responses to promote developmental plasticity.

visual system

Cortical development

somatosensory system

movement

activity-dependent development

REM sleep

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Title: Subtitle: Behavioral states modulate sensory processing in early development
Creators: James C Dooley - Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Greta Sokoloff - Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Mark S Blumberg - Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Current sleep medicine reports, Vol.5(3), pp.112-117
DOI: 10.1007/s40675-019-00144-z
PMID: 31662954
NLM abbreviation: Curr Sleep Med Rep
ISSN: 2198-6401
eISSN: 2198-6401
Language: English
Date published: 09/2019
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Biology
Record Identifier: 9984070776402771

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