On the Origin of the Functional Architecture of the Cortex

Dario L. Ringach

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000251

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On the Origin of the Functional Architecture of the Cortex

Dario L. Ringach

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Affiliation Department of Psychology and Neurobiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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On the Origin of the Functional Architecture of the Cortex

Dario L. Ringach

Published: February 28, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000251

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Subplate is also a possible locus for initial orientation map

Posted by aseitz on 20 Mar 2007 at 18:03 GMT

Thus, it is likely that a key role of the subplate is in aiding the formation of a fine retinotopic map in advance of geniculate afferents invading the cortical plate.
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For instance see:

Grossberg and Seitz (2003). "Laminar Development of Receptive Fields, Maps, and Columns in Visual Cortex: The Coordinating Role of the Subplate." Cerebral Cortex, Aug (Vol (8): 852-863).

RE: Subplate is also a possible locus for initial orientation map

dario replied to aseitz on 11 Jun 2007 at 20:45 GMT

Thank you for the comment.

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Subplate is also a possible locus for initial orientation map

Posted by aseitz on 20 Mar 2007 at 18:03 GMT

RE: Subplate is also a possible locus for initial orientation map

dario replied to aseitz on 11 Jun 2007 at 20:45 GMT