The onset of visual experience gates auditory cortex critical periods

Todd M. Mowery; Vibhakar C. Kotak; Dan H. Sanes

doi:10.1038/ncomms10416

Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

The onset of visual experience gates auditory cortex critical periods

Todd M. Mowery,
Vibhakar C. Kotak,
Dan H. Sanes

Affiliations

Todd M. Mowery: Center for Neural Science, New York University, 4 Washington Place, Room 810, New York, New York 10003, USA
Vibhakar C. Kotak: Center for Neural Science, New York University, 4 Washington Place, Room 810, New York, New York 10003, USA
Dan H. Sanes: Center for Neural Science, New York University, 4 Washington Place, Room 810, New York, New York 10003, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10416
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Visual and auditory systems influence each other during development. Here, the authors show that the onset of eyelid opening regulates critical points during which the auditory cortex is sensitive to hearing loss or the restoration of hearing

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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