Natural strabismus in non-siamese cats: Lack of binocularity in the striate 
cortex

von Grünau, MW; Rauschecker, JP

doi:10.1007/BF00236640

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Natural strabismus in non-siamese cats: Lack of binocularity in the striate cortex

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Rauschecker, JP
Former Department Structure and Function of Natural Nerve-Net , Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society;
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society;

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von Grünau, M., & Rauschecker, J. (1983). Natural strabismus in non-siamese cats: Lack of binocularity in the striate cortex. Experimental Brain Research, 52(2), 307-310. doi:10.1007/BF00236640.

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Abstract

Cats with a natural convergent squint were discovered within a colony of normal Mill Hill cats. In two of them single unit recording was undertaken in area 17. The ocular dominance distribution showed a clear disruption of binocularity in both hemispheres. This lack of binocular units was comparable to cats with artificial, surgically-induced strabismus and differed significantly from the ocular dominance distribution of a normal control group. The existence of these natural, non-albino squinters strengthens the use of cats as an animal model for strabismic amblyopia.