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