Multiple Choice
Eyelid closure in the first few weeks of life is an experimental technique used primarily to study the
A) critical period for plasticity of ocular dominance columns.
B) initial establishment of ocular dominance columns.
C) critical period for plasticity of orientation columns.
D) initial establishment of receptive fields of ganglion cells in the retina.
E) initial establishment of layers in the lateral geniculate nucleus.
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