1997
Relationship between the Ocular Dominance and Orientation Maps in Visual Cortex of Monocularly Deprived Cats
Crair M, Ruthazer E, Gillespie D, Stryker M. Relationship between the Ocular Dominance and Orientation Maps in Visual Cortex of Monocularly Deprived Cats. Neuron 1997, 19: 307-318. PMID: 9292721, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80941-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical plasticityVisual cortexSame stimulus orientationSingle-unit recordingsStimulus orientationDeprived eyeIntrinsic optical signalsMonocular deprivationOcular dominanceOcular dominance mapsSelective lossOrientation tuningClosed eyesCritical periodCortexEyesNeuronsFunctional mapsBrief periodCompelling evidenceKittens
1995
A critical period for long-term potentiation at thalamocortical synapses
Crair M, Malenka R. A critical period for long-term potentiation at thalamocortical synapses. Nature 1995, 375: 325-328. PMID: 7753197, DOI: 10.1038/375325a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationThalamocortical synapsesNMDA receptor-mediated synaptic currentsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-dependent long-term potentiationReceptor-mediated synaptic currentsCritical periodRat somatosensory cortexActivity-dependent processesSomatosensory cortexThalamic axonsCortical circuitryNormal connectivitySynaptic currentsTopographical projectionSynaptic connectionsWhisker barrelsLoss of susceptibilitySensory perturbationsLTPPotentiationCortexSynapsesNormal developmentCompelling evidenceLikely mechanism