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