Nikollas Moreira Benites

Pre-Sensory Spontaneous Activity Accelerates Coordinated Maturation of Synaptic Partners and Drives Transition to the Mature Physiological Phenotype

The paper shows that pre-sensory spontaneous activity initiates and drives synaptic maturation but can be partially compensated for in its absence.

Development of spontaneous firing of fusiform neurons from the dorsal cochlear nucleus of mice occurs after hearing onset.

This study shows that fusiform neurons in the mouse dorsal cochlear nucleus transition from a quiet to an active firing state after hearing onset, linked to increased persistent sodium current.

ATP-sensitive K+ channels control the spontaneous firing of a glycinergic interneuron in the auditory brainstem.

The paper investigates the role of ATP-sensitive K+ channels in controlling spontaneous firing of glycinergic cartwheel neurons in the auditory brainstem and links their activity to tinnitus-related hyperactivity.