Van der Loos H, Woolsey T A
Science. 1973 Jan 26;179(4071):395-8. doi: 10.1126/science.179.4071.395.
In mouse somatosensory cortex there are discrete cytoarchitectonic units, called "barrels." Each barrel is related to one sensory vibrissa on the muzzle. Individual vibrissae were carefully injured at birth; 12 to 43 days later, the corresponding barrels proved to be absent. Evidently the sensory periphery has an important influence on the structure of the somatosensory cortex.
在小鼠体感皮层中，存在离散的细胞结构单位，称为“桶状结构”。每个桶状结构都与口鼻部的一根感觉触须相关。在出生时小心地损伤单个触须；12至43天后，相应的桶状结构证实不存在了。显然，感觉外周对体感皮层的结构有重要影响。
