Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Surgical undercutting prevents receptor redistribution in developing kitten visual cortex.

C Shaw1, G Prusky, M Cynader

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Visual Neuroscience
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Source variability and atmospheric processing of NH<sub>x</sub> using δ<sup>15</sup>N: Linkages with WSOC fluorescence indices.

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)·2026
Same author

Mortise Ankle X-Rays in Surgical Planning and Post-op Recovery.

Irish medical journal·2023
Same author

Peritoneal mesothelioma presenting with 'kissing' liver metastases.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England·2021
Same author

COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Patients From a Large UK Transplant Center: Exploring Risk Factors for Disease Severity.

Transplantation proceedings·2021
Same author

The evolving role of surface electromyography in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review.

Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology·2020
Same author

Corrigendum to 'SPiQE: An automated analytical tool for detecting and characterising fasciculations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis' [Clin. Neurophysiol. 130 (2019) 1083-1090].

Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology·2019

Visual cortex development in cats involves receptor redistribution during a critical period. Surgical isolation of the visual cortex prevents these changes, indicating external factors influence its chemical circuitry maturation.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Visual System Development

Background:

  • Receptor populations in the cat visual cortex change laminar distribution during postnatal development.
  • These alterations coincide with the critical period for cortical plasticity, typically within the first few months of life.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether receptor redistributions in the developing visual cortex can be prevented or halted.
  • To explore the role of extrinsic factors in the maturation of visual cortex chemical circuitry.

Main Methods:

  • Surgical isolation of the visual cortex in cats at specific postnatal ages.
  • Observation and analysis of receptor population distributions post-isolation.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Surgical isolation of the visual cortex prevented normal receptor redistributions.
  • Isolation also halted ongoing receptor redistributions if performed after the process had begun.

Conclusions:

  • The maturation of the chemical circuitry in the visual cortex is not solely intrinsic.
  • Extrinsic factors play a crucial role in regulating receptor population development and laminar distribution.