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
1993
Changes of synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of the macaque monkey from fetal to adult stage
Bourgeois J, Rakic P. Changes of synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of the macaque monkey from fetal to adult stage. Journal Of Neuroscience 1993, 13: 2801-2820. PMID: 8331373, PMCID: PMC6576672, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.13-07-02801.1993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary visual cortexSynaptic contactsVisual cortexCortical plateSynaptic densityDendritic spinesPostnatal yearDensity of synapsesThird postnatal monthFirst postnatal yearTime of pubertyMicrons 3Asymmetric synapsesDendritic shaftsLayer VICalcarine fissureCortical neuronsLayer IVPostnatal monthLaminar positionMacaque monkeysFunctional maturationRhesus monkeysAdult levelsNeuropil
1989
Regional differences in the distribution of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in the macaque cerebral cortex
Lidow M, Gallager D, Rakic P, Goldman‐Rakic P. Regional differences in the distribution of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in the macaque cerebral cortex. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1989, 289: 247-259. PMID: 2808765, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902890206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM2 receptor subtypeMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsReceptor subtypesCholinergic receptorsM2 receptorsCerebral cortexM1 receptorsLaminar distributionOccipital lobeM1 receptor subtypePopulation of M1Primary motor cortexPrefrontal cortical areasMacaque cerebral cortexCholinergic markersMotor cortexMuscarinic receptorsSupragranular layersLayer IVCortical areasNeocortical areasFrontal lobeCytoarchitectonic areasCortical layersCortical regionsMultiple types of neuropeptide Y‐containing neurons in primate neocortex
Kuljis R, Rakic P. Multiple types of neuropeptide Y‐containing neurons in primate neocortex. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1989, 280: 393-409. PMID: 2918101, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902800306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAspiny stellate cellsStellate cellsNeuropeptide YSmall local circuit neuronsNPY-containing neuronsAvidin-biotin-peroxidase methodLocal circuit neuronsSpiny stellate cellsAdult macaque monkeysLocal neuronal circuitsCircuit neuronsLayer IVAElectron microscopic levelMartinotti cellsSupragranular layersLayer VIMultipolar neuronsLayer IVNonneuronal elementsCortical greyLaminar locationSpinous dendritesNeuronal typesPattern of ramificationGranule cellsDistribution of neuropeptide y‐containing perikarya and axons in various neocortical areas in the macaque monkey
Kuljis R, Rakic P. Distribution of neuropeptide y‐containing perikarya and axons in various neocortical areas in the macaque monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1989, 280: 383-392. PMID: 2918100, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902800305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropeptide YMacaque monkeysDensity of NPYDistribution of NPYNPY-like immunoreactivityLocal neuronal circuitsLimbic areasInfragranular layersLayer IVArea 17Cortical greyLaminar differencesMotor areaCortical areasNeocortical areasLayers IIPrimary sensoryLaminar segregationWhite matterNeuronal circuitsLayer INPYAxonsImmunocytochemical labelingPerikaryaQuantitative autoradiographic mapping of serotonin 5‐HT1 and 5‐HT2 receptors and uptake sites in the neocortex of the rhesus monkey
Lidow M, Goldman‐Rakic P, Gallager D, Rakic P. Quantitative autoradiographic mapping of serotonin 5‐HT1 and 5‐HT2 receptors and uptake sites in the neocortex of the rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1989, 280: 27-42. PMID: 2918094, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902800104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayer IIIReceptor subtypesUptake sitesCortical areasVisual cortexLayer IRhesus monkeysPrimary motor cortexSerotonin uptake sitesQuantitative autoradiographic mappingMonkey cerebral cortexDistribution of serotoninPrimary visual cortexPattern of distributionIVC betaAutoradiographic mappingCerebral cortexMotor cortexLayer IVCortical functionOccipital lobePrimary motorPrestriate cortexReceptor distributionCortex
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
1975
1 Timing of Major Ontogenetic Events in the Visual Cortex of the Rhesus Monkey
RAKIC P. 1 Timing of Major Ontogenetic Events in the Visual Cortex of the Rhesus Monkey. UCLA Forum In Medical Sciences 1975, 3-40. PMID: 812226, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-139050-1.50008-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical plateMonkey visual cortexYoung neuronsVisual cortexSubventricular zoneVentricular cellsRadial glial guidesEarly postnatal stagesNumerous gliaLayer VSubventricular cellsMost neuronsLayer VILayer IVGlial guidesLayer IIICerebral surfaceVentricular zoneCell originCortical formationRhesus monkeysCell bodiesNeuronsPostnatal stagesCortex