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| Title |
Somatostatin and Somatostatin-Containing Neurons in Shaping Neuronal Activity and Plasticity
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Neural Circuits, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fncir.2016.00048 |
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| Authors |
Monika Liguz-Lecznar, Joanna Urban-Ciecko, Malgorzata Kossut |
| Abstract |
Since its discovery over four decades ago, somatostatin (SOM) receives growing scientific and clinical interest. Being localized in the nervous system in a subset of interneurons somatostatin acts as a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator and its role in the fine-tuning of neuronal activity and involvement in synaptic plasticity and memory formation are widely recognized in the recent literature. Combining transgenic animals with electrophysiological, anatomical and molecular methods allowed to characterize several subpopulations of somatostatin-containing interneurons possessing specific anatomical and physiological features engaged in controlling the output of cortical excitatory neurons. Special characteristic and connectivity of somatostatin-containing neurons set them up as significant players in shaping activity and plasticity of the nervous system. However, somatostatin is not just a marker of particular interneuronal subpopulation. Somatostatin itself acts pre- and postsynaptically, modulating excitability and neuronal responses. In the present review, we combine the knowledge regarding somatostatin and somatostatin-containing interneurons, trying to incorporate it into the current view concerning the role of the somatostatinergic system in cortical plasticity. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2 | 29% |
| France | 1 | 14% |
| Australia | 1 | 14% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 254 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 249 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 60 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 37 | 15% |
| Researcher | 30 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 7% |
| Other | 34 | 13% |
| Unknown | 47 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 105 | 41% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 39 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 18 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 4% |
| Psychology | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 18 | 7% |
| Unknown | 57 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 July 2016.
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,286 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.7. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 64% of its peers.
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