@article{15, author = {H. Adelsberger and O Garaschuk and A Konnerth}, title = {Cortical calcium waves in resting newborn mice}, abstract = {Using a new optical fiber-based approach, we demonstrate the presence of recurrent Ca(2+) transients in cortical neurons of non-anesthetized newborn mice in vivo. These Ca(2+) waves reflect the correlated activity of thousands of cells and were detected only in resting, but not in moving pups. Our results suggest that Ca(2+)-dependent cortical maturation occurs predominantly during the intermittent sleep-like resting periods that are characteristic for the first days of postnatal life.}, year = {2005}, journal = {Nat Neurosci}, volume = {8}, pages = {988-990}, month = {Jul 10}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16007081}, note = {1097-6256Journal article}, language = {eng}, }