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Visual cortex damage-induced growth of retinal axons into the lateral posterior nucleus of the cat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2009

Bertram R. Payne
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Housman Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston
Heather A. Foley
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Housman Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Wellesley College, Wellesley
Stephen G. Lomber
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Housman Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston

Abstract

Ablation of visual cortical areas 17 and 18 in neonatal and young adult cats induces novel retinal projections to terminate bilaterally in the lateral posterior nucleus (LP) at a position ventromedial from the medial interlaminar nucleus. Comparison with the visual-field maps of LP indicate that the terminations are focussed on the representation of the visual-field center.

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Research Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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