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Early Blindness Results in a Degraded Auditory Map of Space in the Optic Tectum of the Barn Owl

โœ Scribed by Eric I. Knudsen

Book ID
123635970
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences
Year
1988
Tongue
English
Weight
524 KB
Volume
85
Category
Article
ISSN
0027-8424

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In the barn owl (Tyto alba), the external nucleus of the inferior colliculus (ICX) contains a map of auditory space that is calibrated by visual experience. The source of the visually based instructive signal to the ICX is unknown. Injections of biotinylated dextran amine and Fluoro-Gold in the ICX