The existence of an endogenous cannabinoid system was demonstrated conclusively with
the discovery of endogenous brain constituents capable of activating the cannabinoid …

D 0 BLIND PEOPLE develop capacities of their remaining senses that exceed those of
sighted individuals? This has been a question of debate for a long time'. Anecdotal evidence …

Sensory experience in early life shapes the mammalian brain. An impairment in the activity-
dependent refinement of functional connections within developing visual cortex was …

Recovery of function after a stroke is attributable to several factors, including events in the
first few days (eg, reabsorption of perilesional oedema, tissue reperfusion). However …

One of the basic functions of the cerebral cortex is the analysis and representation of
relations among the components of sensory and motor patterns. It is proposed that the cortex …

The causes underlying phantom limb pain are still unknown. Recent studies on the
consequences of nervous system damage in animals and humans reported substantial …

Plasticity of the developing visual system has been regarded as the best model for changes
of neuronal connections under the influence of the environment. N-methyl-D-aspartate …

Traditionally the auditory system was considered a hard-wired sensory system; this view has
been challenged in recent years in light of the plasticity of other sensory systems, particularly …

Recurrent excitation is experimentally well documented in cortical populations. It provides
for intracortical excitatory biases that linearize negative feedback interactions and induce …

It has not been possible to analyze the cellular mechanisms underlying learning in behaving
mammals because of the difficulties in recording intracellularly from awake animals …