A New Critical Period for Sensory Map Plasticity
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A New Critical Period for Sensory Map Plasticity
The development of neural circuits is influenced by sensory experience during restricted critical periods early in life. A novel critical period is demonstrated for plasticity of the whisker map in layer 2/3 of rat primary somatosensory cortex. Sensory experience during this period guides initial formation of whisker receptive fields.
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuron
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0896-6273
DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00363-4