Neural strategies for learning during sensitive periods of development
S Bottjer - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2002 - Springer
Precise patterns of neural connectivity and synaptic communication are modified by
experience during restricted" sensitive" periods of development, and the circuitry and …
experience during restricted" sensitive" periods of development, and the circuitry and …
Neural correlates of sensitive periods in avian song learning.
KW Nordeen - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1997 - europepmc.org
A wide range of neural events takes place during avian song learning, including changes in
receptor systems and synaptic organization and the wholesale production and growth of …
receptor systems and synaptic organization and the wholesale production and growth of …
Time for new thinking about sensitive periods
V Penhune, E de Villers-Sidani - Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The impact of training or experience is not the same at all points in development. Children
who receive music lessons, or learn a second language before age 7–8 are more proficient …
who receive music lessons, or learn a second language before age 7–8 are more proficient …
Synaptic learning rules, cortical circuits, and visual function
Sensory experience is essential for the refinement of neuronal circuits during development
and for learning and memory in the adult brain. Such experience-dependent plasticity is …
and for learning and memory in the adult brain. Such experience-dependent plasticity is …
Developmental modulation of the temporal relationship between brain and behavior
SR Crandall, N Aoki, TA Nick - Journal of Neurophysiology, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
Humans and songbirds shape learned vocalizations during a sensorimotor sensitive period
or “babbling” phase. The brain mechanisms that underlie the shaping of vocalizations by …
or “babbling” phase. The brain mechanisms that underlie the shaping of vocalizations by …
Synaptic and molecular mechanisms regulating plasticity during early learning
KW Nordeen, EJ Nordeen - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Many behaviors are learned most easily during a discrete developmental period, and it is
generally agreed that these “sensitive periods” for learning reflect the developmental …
generally agreed that these “sensitive periods” for learning reflect the developmental …
The applicability of spike time dependent plasticity to development
Spike time dependent plasticity (STDP) has been observed in both developing and adult
animals. Theoretical studies suggest that it implicitly leads to both competition and …
animals. Theoretical studies suggest that it implicitly leads to both competition and …
Developmental plasticity in neural circuits for a learned behavior
SW Bottjer, AP Arnold - Annual review of neuroscience, 1997 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The neural substrate underlying learned vocal behavior in songbirds provides a
textbook illustration of anatomical localization of function for a complex learned behavior in …
textbook illustration of anatomical localization of function for a complex learned behavior in …
Critical periods for experience-dependent synaptic scaling in visual cortex
The mechanisms underlying experience-dependent plasticity and refinement of central
circuits are not yet fully understood. A non-Hebbian form of synaptic plasticity, which scales …
circuits are not yet fully understood. A non-Hebbian form of synaptic plasticity, which scales …
[HTML][HTML] Experience-dependent plasticity in the developing brain
I Skaliora - International Congress Series, 2002 - Elsevier
The extent to which individual experiences can shape our cognitive and emotional
behaviour has been an issue of intense debate and study for centuries, and the topic takes …
behaviour has been an issue of intense debate and study for centuries, and the topic takes …