THE EFFECTS OF DARK-REARING ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PLASTICITY OF THE LATERAL GENICULATE-NUCLEUS

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作者
MOWER, GD [1 ]
BURCHFIEL, JL [1 ]
DUFFY, FH [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV, CHILDRENS HOSP, MED CTR, SCH MED, DEPT NEUROL, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
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DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH | 1981年 / 1卷 / 03期
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10.1016/0165-3806(81)90079-1
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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During a prolonged period of dark-rearing, lateral geniculate X-cells of the cat developed normal spatial resolving capacities and otherwise normal receptive field properties. Y-cells were reduced in frequency. Neither of these developmental processes were altered by subsequent monocular vision. In the visual cortex, both the development of normal receptive field properties and the susceptibility to monocular deprivation were delayed by dark-rearing.
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