Shift in binocular disparity causes compensatory change in the cortical structure of kittens.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 173 ·No. 3997 ·1971-08-13 ·Pages 638-41

Shlaer R

Abstract

Kittens were raised with prisms in front of their eyes which introduced a vertical disparity. At 4 months of age the disparity necessary to maximally stimulate a sample of binocular cortical cells was determined. The distribution of optimal disparities was abnormal, and shifted in a direction which would tend to compensate for the prism-induced disparity.

MeSH Terms

Adaptation, Ocular Animals Axons/physiology Cats Lenses Light Nerve Tissue/physiology Visual Cortex/physiology Visual Perception

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Shlaer R

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

DOI

10.1126/science.173.3997.638

Published

1971-08-13

Pages

638-41

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.173.3997.638 View journal details

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