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
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