Thalamocortical

Vis Neurosci. 1993 Jan-Feb;10(1):117-30.

Prenatal development of axon outgrowth and connectivity in the ferret visual system.

Johnson JK, Casagrande VA.

*Their method of deciding the age of fetal ferrets is really, really suspect, so interpret all with ample grains of salt*

*There is some internal disagreement in this paper, the text seems to highlight different ages at different times, sometimes drawing different conclusions

*Axons are first apparent originating from the retina around P24, at which point they have neared the optic chiasm. By E27, many axons cross chiasm.

*Axon outgrowth from the LGN first apparent at E24. By E27, some axons reach dorsolateral developing visual cortex.

*Axons are seen exiting the developing striate cortex by E27 (unsure if interstitial or L6 axons due to timing and morphology). Other sentence says some outgrowth by E24.

*Reciprocal connections between developing LGN and striate visible by E27.

Vis Neurosci. 1990 Sep;5(3):291-309.

Development of geniculocortical axon arbors in a primate.

Florence SL, Casagrande VA.

Vis Neurosci. 1994 Jan-Feb;11(1):71-90.

The postnatal development of geniculocortical axon arbors in owl monkeys.

Pospichal MW1, Florence SL, Kaas JH.

Journal of comparative neurology 1988 277(4).

Sharpening of Topographical Projections and Maturation of Geniculocortical Axon Arbors in the Hamster

Naegele, Janice R., Jhaveri, Sonal, and Schneider, Gerald E.