Alteration of cortical orientation selectivity: importance of asymmetric input.
Rearing cats so that each of the two eyes sees stripes of a different orientation alters the orientation preference of visual cortex cells. This result can be obtained by rearing the cats in striped cylinders or with goggles attached to their faces, but a tighter control of orientation preference is achieved by the goggles.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D007839:Functional Laterality; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*