TOCCO , Chiara

In mammals, the proper execution of fine voluntary movements relies on complex, but highly organized neuronal networks connecting various regions of the brain, such as the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, pontine nuclei, cerebellum and thalamus. Understanding the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying the neuronal organization of these...

The formation of functional cortical maps in the cerebral cortex results from a timely regulated interaction between intrinsic genetic mechanisms and electrical activity. To understand how transcriptional regulation influences network activity and neuronal excitability within the neocortex, we used mice deficient for Nr2f1 (also known as...