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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Neurobiology Section, Division of Biology, University of California, San Diego 92093, USA.
D000818:Animals; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D009434:Neural Pathways; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D051381:Rats; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex