Optical imaging of intrinsic cortical activity was used to study the somatotopic map and the
representation of pressure, flutter, and vibration in area 3b of the squirrel monkey (Saimiri …

Fundamental advances in neuroscience have come from investigations into neuroplasticity
and learning. These investigations often focus on identifying universal principles across …

Orderly topographic maps in the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) serve as an anchor for
our understanding of somatosensory cortical organization. However, this view is mostly …

Over the past decade, the number of experimental papers reporting physiological plasticity
in primary neocortical regions, following certain types of controlled sensory experience …

In many systems, sleep plays a vital role in memory consolidation and synaptic homeostasis.
These processes together help store information of biological significance and reset …

A unilateral chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve produced bilateral effects in
both pain related behaviors and in the pattern of forebrain activation. All CCI animals …

Experience-dependent reorganisation of functional maps in the cerebral cortex is well
described in the primary sensory cortices. However, there is relatively little evidence for such …

Horizontal intracortical connections may form one substrate for representational plasticity in
somatosensory cortex. Electrophysiological mapping demonstrated the finer details of the …

A fundamental feature of the human cortex is the capability to express plastic changes that
seem to be present even during physiological aging. The paired associative stimulation …

Plasticity is a fundamental property of the nervous system that enables its adaptations to the
ever-changing environment. Heightened plasticity typical for developing circuits facilitates …