Dr. Gordon Smith
Max Planck Florida Institute
5353 Parkside Drive, Bldg. MC19-RE
Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
gordon.smith at mpfi.org
Research Interests
- Development and plasticity of cortical circuits
- Cortical map organization
- The role of experience in shaping receptive field properties
Publications
2010
- Smith GB, Bear MF. Bidirectional ocular dominance plasticity of inhibitory networks: recent advances and unresolved questions. Front Cell Neurosci. 2010 Jun 17;4:21.
2009
- Yoon BJ*, Smith GB*, Heynen AJ*, Neve RL, Bear MF. Essential role for a long-term depression mechanism in ocular dominance plasticity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Jun 16;106(24):9860-5. Epub 2009 May 22.
- Smith GB, Heynen AJ, Bear MF. Bidirectional synaptic mechanisms of ocular dominance plasticity in visual cortex. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009 Feb 12;364(1515):357-67. Review.
2007
- Dölen G, Osterweil E, Rao BS, Smith GB, Auerbach BD, Chattarji S, Bear MF. Correction of fragile X syndrome in mice. Neuron. 2007 Dec 20;56(6):955-62.
- Morishita W*, Lu W*, Smith GB*, Nicoll RA, Bear MF, Malenka RC. Activation of NR2B-containing NMDA receptors is not required for NMDA receptor-dependent long-term depression. Neuropharmacology. 2007 Jan;52(1):71-6. Epub 2006 Aug 8.
* Equal contribution.