DOI: 10.1126/science.179.4071.395. Somatosensory Cortex: Structural Alterations following Early Injury to Sense Organs

Somatosensory Cortex: Structural Alterations following Early Injury to Sense Organs

10.1126/science.179.4071.395

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Abstract

In mouse somatosensory cortex there are discrete cytoarchitectonic units, called "barrels." Each barrel is related to one sensory vibrissa on the muzzle. Individual vibrissae were carefully injured at birth; 12 to 43 days later, the corresponding barrels proved to be absent. Evidently the sensory periphery has an important influence on the structure of the somatosensory cortex.

Bibliography

Van der Loos, H., & Woolsey, T. A. (1973). Somatosensory Cortex: Structural Alterations following Early Injury to Sense Organs. Science, 179(4071), 395â398.

Authors 2

Hendrik Van der Loos (first)
Thomas A. Woolsey (additional)

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Issued	52 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 26, 1973)
Published	52 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 26, 1973)
Published Print	52 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 26, 1973)

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BibTeX

@article{Van_der_Loos_1973, title={Somatosensory Cortex: Structural Alterations following Early Injury to Sense Organs}, volume={179}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.179.4071.395}, DOI={10.1126/science.179.4071.395}, number={4071}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Van der Loos, Hendrik and Woolsey, Thomas A.}, year={1973}, month=jan, pages={395–398} }

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