| Literature DB >> 19252494 |
Monica L Linden1, Arnold J Heynen, Robert H Haslinger, Mark F Bear.
Abstract
Manipulations of activity in one retina can profoundly affect binocular connections in the visual cortex. Retinal activity is relayed to the cortex by the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN). We compared the qualities and amount of activity in the dLGN following monocular eyelid closure and monocular retinal inactivation in awake mice. Our findings substantially alter the interpretation of previous studies and define the afferent activity patterns that trigger cortical plasticity.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19252494 PMCID: PMC2669755 DOI: 10.1038/nn.2284
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884