Synaptic plasticity in adult neural circuits may involve the strengthening or weakening of
existing synapses as well as structural plasticity, including synapse formation and …

This article considers how experience can influence the developing and mature brain and
proposes a new categorization scheme based upon the type of information stored and the …

The role of the cerebellar cortex in motor learning was investigated by comparing the
paramedian lobule of adult rats given difficult acrobatic training to that of rats that had been …

Supporting Hebb's 1949 hypothesis of use-induced plasticity of the nervous system, our
group found in the 1960s that training or differential experience induced neurochemical …

▪ Abstract Brain plasticity refers to the brain's ability to change structure and function.
Experience is a major stimulant of brain plasticity in animal species as diverse as insects …

Persistent changes in behavior and psychological function that occur as a function of
experience, such those associated with learning and memory, are thought to be due to the …

Current thinking about long-term memory in the cortex is focused on changes in the
strengths of connections between neurons. But ongoing structural plasticity in the adult …

Contends, on the basis of a review of the literature, that structural changes represent one of
the key signatures of the long-term memory process. The morphological correspondence …

Repeated treatment with psychostimulant drugs produces changes in brain and behaviour
that far outlast their initial neuropharmacological actions. The nature of persistent drug …

To what extent are human beings capable of changing their physical characteristics and
behavioural patterns over the course of their lives? This question has engaged scientists for …