Retinal waves are unlikely to instruct the formation of eye-specific retinogeniculate projections
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
8-10-2009
Journal
Neural Development
Volume
4
Issue
1
DOI
10.1186/1749-8104-4-25
Abstract
In all mammalian species the projections of the two eyes to the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus are initially overlapping before gradually forming the eye-specific domains evident at maturity. It is widely thought that retinal waves of neuronal activity play an instructional role in this developmental process. Here, I discuss the myriad reasons why retinal waves are unlikely to have such a role, and suggest that eye-specific molecular cues in combination with neuronal activity are most probably involved in the formation of eye-specific retinogeniculate projections. © 2009 Chalupa.
APA Citation
Chalupa, L. (2009). Retinal waves are unlikely to instruct the formation of eye-specific retinogeniculate projections. Neural Development, 4 (1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8104-4-25