1st Edition

Mutable Brain Dynamic and Plastic Features of the Developing and Mature Brain

Edited By Jon H. Kaas Copyright 2001

    The extremely labile nature of the nervous system has proved an intriguing area of research for over thirty years. From the earliest stages of neuronal growth during development, both the morphology and strength of neuronal connections within the central nervous system are shaped and modified by experience. While connections between neurons that ar

    Developmental plasticity in the mammalian visual system. Activity-dependant plasticity of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the cerebral cortex. Neural ensemble dynamics and their contributions to short-term plasticity in the somatosensory system. Sensorimotor plasticity in the rodent vibrissa system. Reorganization of sensory and motor systems in adult mammals after injury. Crossmodal expansion of cortical maps in early blindness. Behavioural significance of hippocampal plasticity. Neural plasticity during vocal learning in birds. Modifiability of neocortical connections and function during development.

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    Jon H. Kaas