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The role of visual experience in the cortical topographic map reorganization following retinal lesions
1University of Houston, TX 77204-6052, USA. ychino@uh.edu
Abstract:
The mature visual cortex is capable of reorganizing its functional connections in response to retinal injuries. Although this phenomenon is well established, there are a number of unresolved issues. This paper will review some of the more critical aspects of adult plasticity including those based on our most recent findings. Our preliminary data indicate that a large-scale reorganization of cortical maps following retinal injuries may require an increase in synaptic strengths at key cortical sites promoted by long-term, repeated use.
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