http://www.hhmi.org/news/katz.htm
"What's more, Katz and Weliky found that even when input from both eyes is
cut off, the feedback loop itself can drive spontaneous activity in the LGN,
suggesting that the loop plays a key role in development.
But perhaps most importantly, the two investigators found evidence that
contradicts current theories on how the two eyes divide up their
"territories" in the visual cortex, ending up with equal shares."