1990
Hypercolumns in primate visual cortex can develop in the absence of cues from photoreceptors.
Kuljis R, Rakic P. Hypercolumns in primate visual cortex can develop in the absence of cues from photoreceptors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 5303-5306. PMID: 2164675, PMCID: PMC54311, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.14.5303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayers II/IIINeuropeptide YInterblob regionsVisual cortexAspiny stellate cellsCytochrome oxidase-rich blobsCytochrome oxidase blobsPrimate visual cortexRetinal ablationCerebral cortexRetinal neuronsDistinct physiological propertiesControl animalsStellate cellsOperated animalsMacaque monkeysSynaptic connectionsCortexPattern visionRetinal photoreceptorsNeuronsChemoarchitectonic organizationAbsence of cuesColor visionPhotoreceptors
1989
Multiple types of neuropeptide Y‐containing neurons in primate neocortex
Kuljis R, Rakic P. Multiple types of neuropeptide Y‐containing neurons in primate neocortex. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1989, 280: 393-409. PMID: 2918101, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902800306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAspiny stellate cellsStellate cellsNeuropeptide YSmall local circuit neuronsNPY-containing neuronsAvidin-biotin-peroxidase methodLocal circuit neuronsSpiny stellate cellsAdult macaque monkeysLocal neuronal circuitsCircuit neuronsLayer IVAElectron microscopic levelMartinotti cellsSupragranular layersLayer VIMultipolar neuronsLayer IVNonneuronal elementsCortical greyLaminar locationSpinous dendritesNeuronal typesPattern of ramificationGranule cells