Thalamic plasticity induced by early whisker removal in rats.
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Nicolelis, MA; Chapin, JK; Lin, RC
Published in: Brain Res
October 11, 1991
Neurophysiological mapping was used to study the effects of early postnatal removal of mystacial whiskers on the organization of cutaneous receptive fields (RFs) within the ventral posterior thalamus (VP) of rats. This sensory deprivation induced an extensive reorganization of the thalamus, as reflected in larger facial or continuous overlapping face-body RFs and a higher proportion of slowly-adapting responses. Mapping of the VP of young rats (2-3 weeks old) demonstrated that the functional organization of the immature VP thalamus resembles that of the sensory-deprived VP, suggesting that an early postnatal sensory deprivation may interfere with the normal process of thalamic development.
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Brain Res
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0006-8993
Publication Date
October 11, 1991
Volume
561
Issue
2
Start / End Page
344 / 349
Location
Netherlands
Related Subject Headings
- Vibrissae
- Thalamus
- Skin
- Reference Values
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Rats
- Neurons
- Neuronal Plasticity
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Mechanoreceptors
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Nicolelis, M. A., Chapin, J. K., & Lin, R. C. (1991). Thalamic plasticity induced by early whisker removal in rats. Brain Res, 561(2), 344–349. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(91)91614-7
Nicolelis, M. A., J. K. Chapin, and R. C. Lin. “Thalamic plasticity induced by early whisker removal in rats.” Brain Res 561, no. 2 (October 11, 1991): 344–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(91)91614-7.
Nicolelis MA, Chapin JK, Lin RC. Thalamic plasticity induced by early whisker removal in rats. Brain Res. 1991 Oct 11;561(2):344–9.
Nicolelis, M. A., et al. “Thalamic plasticity induced by early whisker removal in rats.” Brain Res, vol. 561, no. 2, Oct. 1991, pp. 344–49. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0006-8993(91)91614-7.
Nicolelis MA, Chapin JK, Lin RC. Thalamic plasticity induced by early whisker removal in rats. Brain Res. 1991 Oct 11;561(2):344–349.
Published In
Brain Res
DOI
ISSN
0006-8993
Publication Date
October 11, 1991
Volume
561
Issue
2
Start / End Page
344 / 349
Location
Netherlands
Related Subject Headings
- Vibrissae
- Thalamus
- Skin
- Reference Values
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Rats
- Neurons
- Neuronal Plasticity
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Mechanoreceptors