1997
Early divergence of magnocellular and parvocellular functional subsystems in the embryonic primate visual system
Meissirel C, Wikler K, Chalupa L, Rakic P. Early divergence of magnocellular and parvocellular functional subsystems in the embryonic primate visual system. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 5900-5905. PMID: 9159172, PMCID: PMC20878, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.11.5900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation‐induced, lamina‐specific deletion of neurons in the primate visual cortex
Algan O, Rakic P. Radiation‐induced, lamina‐specific deletion of neurons in the primate visual cortex. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1997, 381: 335-352. PMID: 9133572, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19970512)381:3<335::aid-cne6>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusArea 17Primate visual cortexVisual cortexLow dosesCortical layersArea 17/18 borderEmbryonic day 80Period of corticogenesisSuperficial cortical layersOnset of corticogenesisComputer-aided morphometryMacaque monkey brainSpecific cell classesMultiple dosesCortical cytoarchitectureGeniculate nucleusCortical developmentLaminar positionSpecific neuronal classesCortical thicknessPrimate brainMonkey brainCytoarchitectonic featuresHigh doses
1995
Distribution and density of monoamine receptors in the primate visual cortex devoid of retinal input from early embryonic stages
Rakic P, Lidow. Distribution and density of monoamine receptors in the primate visual cortex devoid of retinal input from early embryonic stages. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 2561-2574. PMID: 7891189, PMCID: PMC6578103, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-03-02561.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonoamine receptorsVisual cortexLaminar distributionSpecific laminar patternMonths of agePrimate visual cortexGroups of animalsBinocular enucleationCortical consequencesPrestriate areasCerebral cortexMonoaminergic receptorsSupragranular layersCortical plateLayer IVCongenital anophthalmiaGeniculocortical fibersOccipital lobeCortical bindingLaminar patternRetinal inputNeurotransmitter receptorsMonkey striateCoronal planeDistinct laminar
1985
Development of the rhesus monkey retina. I. Emergence of the inner plexiform layer and its synapses
Nishimura Y, Rakic P. Development of the rhesus monkey retina. I. Emergence of the inner plexiform layer and its synapses. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1985, 241: 420-434. PMID: 4078040, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902410403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainIntercellular JunctionsMacaca mulattaMicroscopy, ElectronMorphogenesisRetinaSynapsesVisual PathwaysConceptsInner plexiform layerConventional synapsesPlexiform layerGeniculate nucleusRibbon synapsesRhesus monkeysAdult levelsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusRetinal ganglion cell axonsRhesus monkey retinaGanglion cell axonsSynaptic vesiclesLateral geniculate nucleusRate of synaptogenesisGap junctionsSynaptic contactsMonkey retinaCell axonsRetinal projectionsSuperior colliculusAcellular zoneChemical synapsesSynaptogenesisImmature neuritesSynapses
1977
Prenatal development of the visual system in rhesus monkey
Rakic P, Barlow H, Gaze R. Prenatal development of the visual system in rhesus monkey. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1977, 278: 245-260. PMID: 19781, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1977.0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate bodyRetinal ganglion cellsSuperior colliculusOcular dominance columnsLayer IVFirst retinal ganglion cellsRhesus monkeysDorsal lateral geniculate bodySegregation of afferentsPrenatal developmentAnterograde axoplasmic transportEarly postnatal daysProduction of neuronsPrimary visual cortexJuvenile rhesus monkeysSC projectionsEye injectionTransneuronal transportGeniculate bodyCortical plateGanglion cellsGeniculocortical axonsOptic radiationPostnatal dayOcular dominance
1976
Prenatal genesis of connections subserving ocular dominance in the rhesus monkey
Rakic P. Prenatal genesis of connections subserving ocular dominance in the rhesus monkey. Nature 1976, 261: 467-471. PMID: 819835, DOI: 10.1038/261467a0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research