The development of synaptic transmission is time-locked to early social behaviors in rats

Shovan Naskar, Roberto Narducci, Edoardo Balzani, Andrzej W. Cwetsch, Valter Tucci () and Laura Cancedda ()
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Shovan Naskar: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Roberto Narducci: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Edoardo Balzani: Università degli Studi di Genova
Andrzej W. Cwetsch: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Valter Tucci: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Laura Cancedda: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract The development of functional synapses is a sequential process preserved across many brain areas. Here, we show that glutamatergic postsynaptic currents anticipated GABAergic currents in Layer II/III of the rat neocortex, in contrast to the pattern described for other brain areas. The frequencies of both glutamatergic and GABAergic currents increased abruptly at the beginning of the second postnatal week, supported by a serotonin upsurge. Integrative behaviors arose on postnatal day (P)9, while most motor and sensory behaviors, which are fundamental for pup survival, were already in place at approximately P7. A reduction in serotonin reuptake accelerated the development of functional synapses and integrative huddling behavior, while sparing motor and sensory function development. A decrease in synaptic transmission in Layer II/III induced by a chemogenetic approach only inhibited huddling. Thus, precise developmental sequences mediate early, socially directed behaviors for which neurotransmission and its modulation in supragranular cortical layers play key roles.

Date: 2019
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