DOI: 10.1126/science.176.4042.1445. Rearing Complexity Affects Branching of Dendrites in the Visual Cortex of the Rat

Rearing Complexity Affects Branching of Dendrites in the Visual Cortex of the Rat

10.1126/science.176.4042.1445

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Abstract

Higher-order dendritic branching is considerably greater in Golgi-stained neurons from the occipital cortex of rats reared in groups in a complex environment than in similar neurons of littermates reared individually in laboratory cages. Littermates reared in pairs in cages have intermediate amounts of branching, while lower-order branching did not appear to be affected by any rearing environment.

Bibliography

Volkmar, F. R., & Greenough, W. T. (1972). Rearing Complexity Affects Branching of Dendrites in the Visual Cortex of the Rat. Science, 176(4042), 1445â1447.

Authors 2

Fred R. Volkmar (first)
William T. Greenough (additional)

References 17 Referenced 403

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Dates

Type	When
Created	18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 5, 2006, 10:03 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 11, 2024, 10:52 a.m.)
Indexed	1 week, 1 day ago (Aug. 21, 2025, 2:19 p.m.)
Issued	53 years, 2 months ago (June 30, 1972)
Published	53 years, 2 months ago (June 30, 1972)
Published Print	53 years, 2 months ago (June 30, 1972)

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BibTeX

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