Dynamic Plasticity Influences the Emergence of Function in a Simple Cortical Array.
In computational experiments with a simplified cortical array we investigated the factors that give rise to the functional organization of the cerebral cortex during brain development. We show that a dynamical spatial modulation of plasticity in the substrate (i.e., a "wave of plasticity") induces higher functional development in the later-developing parts of the cortical array. This result suggests an account of the role that changes in developmental timing may have in the development of different cortical structures. Copyri
Johnson
Mark H.
MH
MRC Cognitive Development Unit, London, UK
Shrager
Jeff
J