Plasticity of an aberrant geniculocortical pathway in neonatally lesioned cats
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 915-918 |
| Journal / Publication | NeuroReport |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Abstract
GENICULOCORTICAL afferents to the lateral suprasylvian (LS) visual area come only from the C layers in normal adult cats. After neonatal lesions of areas 17 and 18, inputs to the LS area also arise from the A layers. We studied the plasticity of this aberrant pathway. We made lesions in areas 17 and 18 of newborn kittens, some of which were then monocularly deprived. In lesioned undeprived cats, retrograde tracing confirmed projections to the LS area from both the A and A1 as well as the C geniculate layers. In lesioned deprived cats, geniculate afferents from the A layers to the LS area came mainly from the layer receiving a normal visual input. We conclude that the development of the abnormal pathway from the A layers to the LS area is influenced by patterned visual activity. © Rapid Communications of Oxford Ltd.
Research Area(s)
- Aberrant pathways, Cat, Geniculocortical projection, Lateral geniculate nucleus, Lateral suprasylvian cortex, Neonatal ablation, Plasticity, Retrograde tracers, Visual cortex
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Plasticity of an aberrant geniculocortical pathway in neonatally lesioned cats. / Kato, Nobuo; Price, David J.; Ferrer, José Manuel R. et al.
In: NeuroReport, Vol. 4, No. 7, 07.1993, p. 915-918.
In: NeuroReport, Vol. 4, No. 7, 07.1993, p. 915-918.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
