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
Neuropeptide Y-Containing Neurons are Situated Predominantly Outside Cytochrome Oxidase Puffs in Macaque Visual Cortex
Kuljis R, Rakic P. Neuropeptide Y-Containing Neurons are Situated Predominantly Outside Cytochrome Oxidase Puffs in Macaque Visual Cortex. Visual Neuroscience 1989, 2: 57-62. PMID: 2562144, DOI: 10.1017/s0952523800004326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropeptide YVisual cortexLayers II/IIINumber of NPYLocal circuit neuronsCortico-cortical connectivityCytochrome oxidase histochemistryPrimary visual cortexReceptive field propertiesMacaque visual cortexCircuit neuronsInhibitory GABASynaptic terminalsInterpuffsImmunocytochemical methodsNeuronsEqual volumeCortexPuffsGABA