2000
Neurotrophin-4/5 Alters Responses and Blocks the Effect of Monocular Deprivation in Cat Visual Cortex during the Critical Period
Gillespie D, Crair M, Stryker M. Neurotrophin-4/5 Alters Responses and Blocks the Effect of Monocular Deprivation in Cat Visual Cortex during the Critical Period. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 9174-9186. PMID: 11124995, PMCID: PMC2412905, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-24-09174.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeprived eyeVisual cortexNT-4/5Monocular deprivationCritical periodIntrinsic signal optical imagingEarly postnatal lifeCat visual cortexCortical cellsNT-3Ocular dominancePostnatal lifeAlters responsesVisual stimulationCortexCorrelated activityHr exposureNeural responsesStimulus orientationEyesInfusionNeuronsDeprivationResponsePeriodEmergence of ocular dominance columns in cat visual cortex by 2 weeks of age
Crair M, Horton J, Antonini A, Stryker M. Emergence of ocular dominance columns in cat visual cortex by 2 weeks of age. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2000, 430: 235-249. PMID: 11135259, PMCID: PMC2412906, DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20010205)430:2<235::aid-cne1028>3.0.co;2-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOcular dominance columnsCat visual cortexOcular dominance column formationWeeks of ageGeniculocortical projectionsGeniculocortical afferentsVisual cortexGeniculocortical afferent segregationPostnatal day 14Lateral geniculate nucleus inputsArea of cortexPrevious anatomic studiesRetrograde labelingOcular dominance patternsAnatomic correlatesAnatomic studyVisual deprivationTransneuronal labelAfferent segregationDay 14Eye dominanceAfferentsAnatomic dataCortexSecond week
1998
The Role of Visual Experience in the Development of Columns in Cat Visual Cortex
Crair M, Gillespie D, Stryker M. The Role of Visual Experience in the Development of Columns in Cat Visual Cortex. Science 1998, 279: 566-570. PMID: 9438851, PMCID: PMC2453000, DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5350.566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical mapsVisual cortexCat visual cortexPrimary visual cortexWeeks of ageTime course parallelContralateral eyeCerebral cortexCortical plasticityCortical neuronsOcular dominanceVisual deprivationPattern visionCortexWeeksEyesVisual experienceCritical periodCourse parallelCatsNeuronsResponse
1997
Ocular Dominance Peaks at Pinwheel Center Singularities of the Orientation Map in Cat Visual Cortex
Crair M, Ruthazer E, Gillespie D, Stryker M. Ocular Dominance Peaks at Pinwheel Center Singularities of the Orientation Map in Cat Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 77: 3381-3385. PMID: 9212282, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.6.3381.Peer-Reviewed Original Research