A simple model can unify a broad range of phenomena in retinotectal map development

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 9-29

  Simpson, Hugh D ^a   Goodhill, Geoffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Computational model; Mathematical model; Neural development; Retinocollicular; Topographic map; Visual map

Indexed keywords

AXON GUIDANCES; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; NEURAL DEVELOPMENT; RETINOCOLLICULAR; TOPOGRAPHIC MAP; VISUAL MAP;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MAPS; ONE DIMENSIONAL; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EPHRIN; EPHRIN RECEPTOR;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYBERNETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYBERNETICS; EPHRINS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, EPH FAMILY; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 79952575529     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-011-0417-y     Document Type: Article

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