Loss of Arc renders the visual cortex impervious to the effects of sensory experience or deprivation

A myriad of mechanisms have been suggested to account for the full richness of visual cortical plasticity. We found that visual cortex lacking Arc is impervious to the effects of deprivation or experience. Using intrinsic signal imaging and chronic visually evoked potential recordings, we found that...

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Main Authors: McCurry, Cortina L. (Contributor), Shepherd, Jason Dennis (Contributor), Tropea, Daniela (Contributor), Wang, Kuan H. (Author), Bear, Mark (Contributor), Sur, Mriganka (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2012-02-28T16:20:27Z.
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