Maturational windows and adult cortical plasticity
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Maturational windows and adult cortical plasticity
（Proceedings volume in the Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity, v. 23）
Addison-Wesley, c1995
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Papers presented at a workshop at the Santa Fe Institute (SFI)
Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780201483673
Description
This book is based on a workshop held at the Santa Fe Institute in May 1993, where leading neuroscientists appraised the field of brain plasticity. The aim of the workshop was to determine whether recent discoveries of cortical malleability warrant a new view of learning and memory, and rehabilitation of human infants and adults. Topics included in the volume are synaptic plasticity, critical periods in brain development, plasticity of the adult brain, developmental disabilities, and rehabilitation. Examples of plasticity are taken from subcortical structures, primary sensory cortices, and higher memory circuits of lower and higher vertebrates. These examples reveal how and when neural systems stabilize during development, and demonstrate that the mature system preserves considerable plasticity. New accounts of basic mechanisms, such as temporal input chunking, association formation via cascades of local connections, and filling in cortical regions by competitive surround activity, unify different areas if research and suggest novel techniques in rehabilitation.
Table of Contents
Synapses and PlasticityMemory Consolidation in the Nonaroused Brain: A Physiological Perspective (G. Buzski, A. Bargin, J.J. Chrobak, and Z. Nadsdy) Waves of Growth in the Development of Cortical Function: A Computational Model (J.F. Shrager and M.H. Johnson) Critical Periods in Brain DevelopmentDevelopment and Plasticity of Cortical Columns and Their Thalamic Input (A. Antoninin, M.P. Stryker, and B. Chapman) Development and Plasticity of Visual Memory Circuits (M.J. Webster, J. Bachevalier, and L.G. Ungerleider) A Sensitive Period for Birdsong and Learning (M. Konishi) Plasticity of the Adult BrainA Memory System in the Adult Visual Cortex (A. Karni and D. Sagi) Plasticity of Spatial Interactions in Early Vision (U. Polat and D. Sagi) Long-Range Spatial Interactions of Early Vision Revealed by Psychphysically Measured Sensitivity Maps (I. Kovcs and B. Julesz) Perceptual Memory of Cognitively Defined Contours: A Rapid, Robust and Long-Lasting Form of Memory (R.M. Jeo, Y. Yonebayashi, and J.M. Allman) Dynamic Changes in Cortical Responses Following Removal and Restoration of Nearby Visual Inputs (E. Katz, J.D. Victor, and K. Purpura) Abstract: Lesion-Induced Cortical Plasticity (T.P. Pons) Plasticity in the Adult Human Brain: Is There Reason for Optimism? (V.S. Ramachandran) Developmental Disabilities and Plasticity: Is There a Reason for Optimism? Increased Behavioral Plasticity Following Central Nervous System Damage in Monkeys and Man: A Method with Potential Application to Human Developmental Motor Disability (E Taub and J.E. Cargo) Plasticity and Development: Evidence from Children with Early Occurring Focal Brain Injury (J. Stiles) Development and Disorders of Speech and Language: Implications for Neural and Behavioral Plasticity (P. Tallal) Cortical Plasticity, Learning, and Learning Dysfunction (M.M. Merzenich and W.M. Jenkins)
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: pbk ISBN 9780201483703
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For researchers and professionals in the field of neurology, this work presents the findings of research on how the adult brain and its functions are shaped. It discusses principles that help to explain the formation of vision and the role of sleep.
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