2017
Reciprocal Connections Between Cortex and Thalamus Contribute to Retinal Axon Targeting to Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
Diao Y, Cui L, Chen Y, Burbridge TJ, Han W, Wirth B, Sestan N, Crair MC, Zhang J. Reciprocal Connections Between Cortex and Thalamus Contribute to Retinal Axon Targeting to Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus. Cerebral Cortex 2017, 28: 1168-1182. PMID: 28334242, PMCID: PMC6059179, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAxonsCalciumCholera ToxinDNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsFeeding BehaviorGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGeniculate BodiesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsRetinaSerine-Arginine Splicing FactorsSuperior ColliculiTranscription FactorsVisual CortexVisual PathwaysConceptsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusLateral geniculate nucleusVentral lateral geniculate nucleusGeniculate nucleusRetinal projectionsReciprocal connectionsSuperior colliculusConditional knockoutVivo electrophysiology experimentsAbnormal retinal projectionsPrimary visual cortexDLGN neuronsCorticothalamic inputsControl miceThalamocortical tractV1 lesionsThalamus contributeRetinal innervationThalamocortical projectionsCKO miceMouse modelRetinal inputVisual cortexVisual circuitsAxon targeting
2012
Role of adenylate cyclase 1 in retinofugal map development
Dhande OS, Bhatt S, Anishchenko A, Elstrott J, Iwasato T, Swindell EC, Xu H, Jamrich M, Itohara S, Feller MB, Crair MC. Role of adenylate cyclase 1 in retinofugal map development. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2012, 520: 1562-1583. PMID: 22102330, PMCID: PMC3563095, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusAdenylate cyclase 1Superior colliculusRetinal wavesRetinal ganglion cell projectionsEye-specific segregationGanglion cell projectionsSpontaneous retinal wavesSecond postnatal weekActivity-dependent processesCyclase 1Production of cAMPRGC axonsGeniculate nucleusPostnatal weekMammalian visual systemDevelopment of retinotopySomatotopic mapMutant miceSensory peripheryMiceConditional deletionTermination zonesDependent manner
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