Kratz K E, Sherman S M, Kalil R
Science. 1979 Mar 30;203(4387):1353-5. doi: 10.1126/science.424758.
In cats reared in the dark from birth until 4 months of age, the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus contained few normal Y cells in either the binocular or monocular segments. Although most of the neurons appeared to be normal X cells unaffected by light deprivation, many cells with abnormal receptive field and response charcteristics were encountered. These effects were permanent, since 1 to 2 years of normal visual experience following initial light deprivation did not lead to any functional recovery. The sizes of cell bodies in cats reared in the dark were similar to those of normal animals, an indication that changes in geniculate cell physiology need not be related to changes in cell size.
在从出生到4个月大一直饲养在黑暗中的猫中，无论是双眼段还是单眼段，背外侧膝状核中正常的Y细胞都很少。虽然大多数神经元似乎是正常的X细胞，未受光剥夺的影响，但仍发现许多具有异常感受野和反应特征的细胞。这些影响是永久性的，因为在最初的光剥夺之后1至2年的正常视觉经验并未导致任何功能恢复。在黑暗中饲养的猫的细胞体大小与正常动物的相似，这表明膝状体细胞生理学的变化不一定与细胞大小的变化有关。
