1996
Synaptogenesis in the Occipital Cortex of Macaque Monkey Devoid of Retinal Input From Early Embryonic Stages
Bourgeois J, Rakic P. Synaptogenesis in the Occipital Cortex of Macaque Monkey Devoid of Retinal Input From Early Embryonic Stages. European Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 8: 942-950. PMID: 8743742, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1996.tb01581.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-matched controlsStriate cortexDendritic spinesSynaptic contactsRetinal inputInfragranular cortical layersRatio of synapsesLateral geniculate nucleusPrimate striate cortexVolume of neuropilGroups of animalsEarly embryonic stagesAsymmetrical synapsesInfragranular layersSynaptic organizationGeniculate nucleusOccipital cortexNormal rangeOperated animalsSynaptic circuitsMacaque monkeysCortical layersEnucleated animalsSynaptic developmentDay 67
1990
Hypercolumns in primate visual cortex can develop in the absence of cues from photoreceptors.
Kuljis R, Rakic P. Hypercolumns in primate visual cortex can develop in the absence of cues from photoreceptors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 5303-5306. PMID: 2164675, PMCID: PMC54311, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.14.5303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayers II/IIINeuropeptide YInterblob regionsVisual cortexAspiny stellate cellsCytochrome oxidase-rich blobsCytochrome oxidase blobsPrimate visual cortexRetinal ablationCerebral cortexRetinal neuronsDistinct physiological propertiesControl animalsStellate cellsOperated animalsMacaque monkeysSynaptic connectionsCortexPattern visionRetinal photoreceptorsNeuronsChemoarchitectonic organizationAbsence of cuesColor visionPhotoreceptors