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 weeksArborsEyesAfferentsThe 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain MappingCatsMicroelectrodesPhotic StimulationVision, MonocularVision, OcularVisual CortexVisual PathwaysConceptsCortical mapsVisual cortexCat visual cortexPrimary visual cortexWeeks of ageTime course parallelContralateral eyeCerebral cortexCortical plasticityCortical neuronsOcular dominanceVisual deprivationPattern visionCortexWeeksEyesVisual experienceCritical periodCourse parallelCatsNeuronsResponse
1997
Relationship between the Ocular Dominance and Orientation Maps in Visual Cortex of Monocularly Deprived Cats
Crair M, Ruthazer E, Gillespie D, Stryker M. Relationship between the Ocular Dominance and Orientation Maps in Visual Cortex of Monocularly Deprived Cats. Neuron 1997, 19: 307-318. PMID: 9292721, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80941-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical plasticityVisual cortexSame stimulus orientationSingle-unit recordingsStimulus orientationDeprived eyeIntrinsic optical signalsMonocular deprivationOcular dominanceOcular dominance mapsSelective lossOrientation tuningClosed eyesCritical periodCortexEyesNeuronsFunctional mapsBrief periodCompelling evidenceKittens