These observations demonstrate that midazolam exposure can impair the physiological differentiation patterns of GABAergic interneurons during the brain growth spurt. Considering the important role of GABAergic networks in neuronal physiology, these data provide us with one potential mechanism that could account for the lasting neurobehavioral and cognitive deficits observed in the context of anesthesia exposure in the early postnatal period.
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