Fig. 5
From: Somato-dendritic decoupling as a novel mechanism for protracted cortical maturation
TeA age-dependent decrease in neuronal dormancy. Chronological changes in neuronal dormancy of the TeA are indexed by the proportional decrease in the dormant phenotype by postnatal week. Note the striking pre-pubescent transition that occurs between the fourth and fifth postnatal weeks. Neuronal dormancy was higher in juvenile animals (postnatal weeks 2–4; n = 23) and lower in mature animals (postnatal weeks 5–7; n = 34; F (5,51) = 6.87, p < 0.0001, ANOVA; with week 7 significantly lower than weeks 2–4, Tukey’s post hoc test p ≤ 0.05). Data are from a total of 57 animals. Week 2 (animals/cells; 5/18), week 3 (10/43), week 4 (8/33), week 5 (3/14), week 6 (17/84) and week 7 (14/63)