David C. Lyon

Somatotopic Organization of the Ventroposterior Nucleus of the Thalamus in Macaque Monkeys with Dorsal Spinal Cord Injuries Sustained During Early Postnatal Development

This study examines thalamic reorganization in macaque monkeys with spinal cord injuries sustained at different postnatal ages, finding that reorganization patterns mirror those in the somatosensory cortex.

Restoration of Higher-Order Cortical Processing in Rat V2 by Retinal Sheet Transplants in Degenerated Rats

This study shows that retinal sheet transplants restore higher-order visual processing in rat V2 by recovering surround suppression, a key mechanism for visual perception.

Accelerated aging induced by stress in experimental murine ocular hypertension.

This study shows that repeated stress in young mice accelerates retinal aging at the transcriptional and epigenetic levels, highlighting the importance of early intervention for age-related eye diseases.

Primary visual cortex injury produces loss of inhibitory neurons and long-term visual circuit dysfunction

This study shows that mild traumatic injury to the primary visual cortex in mice leads to loss of inhibitory neurons and long-term visual circuit dysfunction.

Novel rabies virus variant for bi-directional optical control reveals modulatory influence of the pulvinar on visual cortex in rat

The paper develops a novel rabies virus variant for bi-directional optical control and uses it to study the pulvinar's influence on visual cortex in rats.

Visual response characteristics in lateral and medial subdivisions of the rat pulvinar

This study characterizes single-cell visual response properties in two subdivisions of the rat pulvinar, revealing distinct functional differences between them.

Projections between visual cortex and pulvinar nucleus in the rat

The paper investigates projections between the visual cortex and pulvinar nucleus in rats, finding fewer connections to primary visual cortex than to higher visual cortex.