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A column-like organization for ocular dominance in mouse visual cortex

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  • Pieter M. Goltstein

    (Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence)

  • David Laubender

    (Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence)

  • Tobias Bonhoeffer

    (Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence)

  • Mark Hübener

    (Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence)

Abstract

The columnar organization of response properties is a fundamental feature of the mammalian visual cortex. However, columns have not been observed universally across all mammalian species. Here, we report the discovery of clusters of ipsilateral eye preferring neurons in layer 4 of the mouse primary visual cortex. These clusters extend into layer 2/3 and upper layer 5, forming a column-like pattern for ocular dominance. Our observation of such structures in this minute cortical area sets a new boundary condition for models explaining the emergence of functional organizations in the neocortex.

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  • Pieter M. Goltstein & David Laubender & Tobias Bonhoeffer & Mark Hübener, 2025. "A column-like organization for ocular dominance in mouse visual cortex," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-56780-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56780-3
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