期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 16, 期 4, 页码 743-750出版社
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02119.x
关键词
birds; evolution; mammals; somatosensation; telencephalic roof
In the present study we addressed the issue of somatosensory representation and plasticity in a nonmammalian species, the barn owl. Multiunit mapping techniques were used to examine the representation of the specialized receptor surface of the claw in the anterior Wulst. We found dual somatotopic mirror image representations of the skin surface of the contralateral claw. In addition, we examined both representations 2 weeks after denervation of the distal skin surface of a single digit. In both representations, the denervated digital representation became responsive to stimulation of the adjacent, mutually functional, digit. The mutability and multiple representations indicates that the Wulst provides the owl with sensory processing capabilities analogous to those in mammals.
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