2000
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 orientationEyesInfusionNeuronsDeprivationResponsePeriod
1998
The Role of Visual Experience in the Development of Columns in Cat Visual Cortex
Crair M, Gillespie D, Stryker M. The Role of Visual Experience in the Development of Columns in Cat Visual Cortex. Science 1998, 279: 566-570. PMID: 9438851, PMCID: PMC2453000, DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5350.566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical mapsVisual cortexCat visual cortexPrimary visual cortexWeeks of ageTime course parallelContralateral eyeCerebral cortexCortical plasticityCortical neuronsOcular dominanceVisual deprivationPattern visionCortexWeeksEyesVisual experienceCritical periodCourse parallelCatsNeuronsResponse