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
1983
Regulation of axon number in primate optic nerve by prenatal binocular competition
Rakic P, Riley K. Regulation of axon number in primate optic nerve by prenatal binocular competition. Nature 1983, 305: 135-137. PMID: 6888556, DOI: 10.1038/305135a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveAge-matched control animalsPrimate optic nerveMature rhesus monkeysOptic axonsAxon numberEarly lesionsRetinal axonsControl animalsSupernumerary fibresBrain areasSynaptic territoryRhesus monkeysBinocular competitionNerveEyesAxonsMonkeysNormal processVisual experienceGestationLesions