Sarah L. Pallas

This study shows that visual experience is not required for receptive field refinement in mice, suggesting they may not be the best model for human visual development studies.

The paper studies visual receptive field properties of superior colliculus neurons in Chilean degus, finding higher visual acuity and frequency tuning compared to nocturnal lab rodents.

The paper investigates whether dark rearing affects GABAA receptor levels in Syrian hamsters and finds no changes, indicating presynaptic inhibitory plasticity without postsynaptic adaptation.

The paper shows that TrkB activation during a critical period maintains receptive field refinement in adult superior colliculus, mimicking the protective effects of early visual experience.

The paper investigates how retinal EphA5 expression changes after injury and how these changes relate to retinocollicular map plasticity.