From synaptogenesis to map formation - modeling visual system development exploring the contribution of cellular mechanisms to the emergence of retinotopic projections and eye-specific segregation

The brain is composed of many anatomically distinct areas that control different functions. A common feature of these areas is that information is represented in a spatially organized manner. In the visual system, retinal representation is spatially mapped onto visual areas such that neighboring...

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Main Author: Godfrey, Keith B.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5754