Visual map development depends on the temporal pattern of binocular activity in mice
Zhang J, Ackman JB, Xu HP, Crair MC. Visual map development depends on the temporal pattern of binocular activity in mice. Nature Neuroscience 2011, 15: 298-307. PMID: 22179110, PMCID: PMC3267873, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrain MappingCalciumChannelrhodopsinsCritical Period, PsychologicalFunctional LateralityIn Vitro TechniquesLightLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesReceptors, NicotinicRetinaRetinal Ganglion CellsSuperior ColliculiTime FactorsVision, BinocularVisual PathwaysConceptsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusEye-specific segregationSpontaneous retinal wavesLateral geniculate nucleusPrimary visual cortexMouse visual systemBinocular activityRetinal wavesGeniculate nucleusCircuit refinementSuperior colliculusSpecific temporal featuresVisual cortexBursts of activityDefinitive evidenceVisual systemColliculusBinocularityCortexMiceActivity