title: Patterning and plasticity of the cerebral cortex.
abstract: The cerebral cortex of the human brain is a sheet of about 10 billion neurons divided into discrete subdivisions or areas that process particular aspects of sensation, movement, and cognition. Recent evidence has begun to transform our understanding of how cortical areas form, make specific connections with other brain regions, develop unique processing networks, and adapt to changes in inputs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., 46-6237, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. msur@mit.edu
authors.forename: Mriganka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sur
authors.forename: John L R
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rubenstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D019521:Body Patterning; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D023882:Dominance, Ocular; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009024:Morphogenesis; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D013788:Thalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology