title: Quantitative changes during the postnatal maturation of the human visual cortex.
abstract: Postnatal development of the human visual cortex is characterized by an overshooting growth pattern of its volume with a maximum at 8 postnatal months and by loss of a substantial proportion of its neurons. The highest rate of reduction in neuronal numbers is observed in layers II-IVa, with other layers showing a more gradual postnatal decrease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroanatomy, Medical School of Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klekamp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riedel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kretschmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002102:Cadaver; D002452:Cell Count; D002470:Cell Survival; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000254:growth & development*