4. Conclusions
Presented results show that in adult congenitally deaf cats there is: a local desynchronization of inputs within adjacent synapses, an interlayer desynchronization of inputs to different layers in cortex, and possibly also a decreased inhibition in layer IV and III.
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Hubka, P., Kral, A., Klinke, R. (2005). Input Desynchronization and Impaired Columnar Activation in Deprived Auditory Cortex Revealed by Independent Component Analysis. In: Syka, J., Merzenich, M.M. (eds) Plasticity and Signal Representation in the Auditory System. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23181-1_16
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