Cortical plasticity: time for a change.
Two recent studies have tested whether synaptic learning rules, inferred earlier from work on cell cultures and brain slices, apply in intact brains. The evidence indicates that they do, and reveals interesting implications for brain development and perceptual learning.
Sur
Mriganka
M
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 45 Carleton St, E25-235, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. msur@ai.mit.edu
Schummers
James
J
Dragoi
Valentin
V
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology