2000
Emergence 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
Morphology of Single Geniculocortical Afferents and Functional Recovery of the Visual Cortex after Reverse Monocular Deprivation in the Kitten
Antonini A, Gillespie DC, Crair MC, Stryker MP. Morphology of Single Geniculocortical Afferents and Functional Recovery of the Visual Cortex after Reverse Monocular Deprivation in the Kitten. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 9896-9909. PMID: 9822746, PMCID: PMC2452997, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-23-09896.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusMonocular deprivationFunctional recoveryGeniculocortical afferentsArea 17Visual cortical responsesInitial deprivationSimilar proportional changesTotal arbor lengthPossible anatomical basisLayer IVArbor lengthGeniculate nucleusCortical responsesAfferent arborsSecond deprivationLamina ANormal animalsVisual cortexPlastic changesAnatomical basisInitial weeksArborsEyesAfferents