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- Title
Eye-rotation-induced spatial reorganization of horizontal connections in field 17 of the cat cortex.
- Authors
P. Shkorbatova; S. Alekseenko
- Abstract
Six cats with rotation of one or both eyes (strabismus) produced surgically in the early postnatal period demonstrated torsional deviation of the eyes by 10–20 degrees in addition to the rotation. The spatial distribution of retrograde labeled neurons in field 17 was studied by microiontophoretic administration of horseradish peroxidase into individual cortical columns in fields 17 and 18. These studies showed that rotation of the eyes increased the extent of horizontal neuronal connections in field 17 along the projection of the vertical meridian of the field of vision. It is suggested that this reorganization of neuronal connections may support functional changes compensating for eye rotation, as described in the literature.
- Publication
Neuroscience & Behavioral Physiology, 2006, Vol 36, Issue 5, p495
- ISSN
0097-0549
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11055-006-0046-4