1988
Elimination of neurons from the rhesus monkey's lateral geniculate nucleus during development
Williams R, Rakic P. Elimination of neurons from the rhesus monkey's lateral geniculate nucleus during development. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1988, 272: 424-436. PMID: 3417894, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902720310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusGeniculate nucleusDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusDepletion of neuronsElimination of neuronsDays of gestationOcular dominance columnsMonkey lateral geniculate nucleusEmbryonic day 60Geniculocortical connectionsGeniculate neuronsDegenerating neuronsVideo-enhanced differential interference contrast opticsMagnocellular partNeuron eliminationRetinal axonsParvicellular partRetinal cellsRhesus monkeysDay 60Left sideNeuronsNumber of neuronsMiddle thirdDegenerating cells
1981
Development of Visual Centers in the Primate Brain Depends on Binocular Competition Before Birth
Rakic P. Development of Visual Centers in the Primate Brain Depends on Binocular Competition Before Birth. Science 1981, 214: 928-931. PMID: 7302569, DOI: 10.1126/science.7302569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual centersPrimate brainAberrant synaptic connectionsLateral geniculate nucleusOcular dominance columnsGeniculate neuronsGeniculate nucleusSynaptic connectivityIntact eyeVisual cortexSynaptic connectionsBinocular competitionCellular layersBrainBirthNotable alterationsEyesNormal inputFiber bandsCortexNeurons
1977
Prenatal development of the visual system in rhesus monkey
Rakic P, Barlow H, Gaze R. Prenatal development of the visual system in rhesus monkey. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1977, 278: 245-260. PMID: 19781, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1977.0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate bodyRetinal ganglion cellsSuperior colliculusOcular dominance columnsLayer IVFirst retinal ganglion cellsRhesus monkeysDorsal lateral geniculate bodySegregation of afferentsPrenatal developmentAnterograde axoplasmic transportEarly postnatal daysProduction of neuronsPrimary visual cortexJuvenile rhesus monkeysSC projectionsEye injectionTransneuronal transportGeniculate bodyCortical plateGanglion cellsGeniculocortical axonsOptic radiationPostnatal dayOcular dominance