THE EFFECTS OF SENSORY DEPRIVATION AND VARIED SENSORY INPUT ON ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC AND METABOLIC ACTIVITIES ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Abstract

A final report is made for nine years of work done under contract. Advances in the study of sensory deprivation are considered and the direction of experiments within the larger field are outlined. Current work in progress is discussed in three detailed reports. The first examines the neuroanatomy of visual centers within the brain linked to a non-functioning eye. In the second report a method of characterizing the maturity of a layered neural structure was derived from cell population counts in normal rat superior colliculus. The third report updates earlier descriptions of an approach to biological unit counting through computerized scanning procedures. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1969
Accession Number
AD0707174

Entities

People

  • Frank R. Ervin
  • Jack H. Mendelson

Organizations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Central Nervous System
  • Contracts
  • Deprivation
  • Nervous System
  • Scanning

Readers

  • Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design