Sonia Ruggieri

Short-term plasticity at retinogeniculate synapses depends on synaptic strength

The paper investigates how synaptic strength and short-term plasticity interact at retinogeniculate synapses in mice, finding an inverse relationship where strong synapses depress and weak ones facilitate.

AMPA receptor desensitization shapes gain control in the lateral geniculate nucleus

This study shows that AMPA receptor desensitization in dLGN relay cells reduces input and response gain and sharpens temporal responses to visual stimuli in vivo.