Naturalistic experience transforms sensory maps in the adult cortex of caged animals

Kvašňák, Eugen ; Frostig, Ron D. ; Polley, Daniel B.

[s.l.] : Macmillian Magazines Ltd.
Published 2004
ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Much of what is known about the functional organization and plasticity of adult sensory cortex is derived from animals housed in standard laboratory cages. Here we report that the transfer of adult rats reared in standard laboratory cages to a naturalistic habitat modifies the functional and ...
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Electronic Resource
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