Scn1a-mediated developmental regulation of prefrontal cortex plasticity and cognition.
OBJECTIVE The voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.1, encoded by Scn1a, is essential for γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic function, and its alteration is associated with neurological disorders such as Dravet syndrome and Alzheimer's disease. We previously demonstrated that local Nav1.1 dysfunction in the medial prefrontal...