Training on a Visual Task Improves the Outcome of Optic Nerve Regeneration

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1263-1270

  Beazley, L D ^a   Rodger, J ^a   Chen, P ^a   Tee, L B G ^a   Stirling, R V ^a   Taylor, A L ^a   Dunlop, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior; Topographic map; Training; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOPHORUS ORNATUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LIZARD; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PREDATION; PREY; PUPIL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0345447514     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771503770802925     Document Type: Article

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