Unraveling the attentional functions of cortical cholinergic inputs: interactions between signal-driven and cognitive modulation of signal detection
M Sarter, ME Hasselmo, JP Bruno, B Givens - Brain research reviews, 2005 - Elsevier
Neurophysiological studies demonstrated that increases in cholinergic transmission in
sensory areas enhance the cortical processing of thalamic inputs. Cholinergic activity also …
sensory areas enhance the cortical processing of thalamic inputs. Cholinergic activity also …
Learning, neural plasticity and sensitive periods: implications for language acquisition, music training and transfer across the lifespan
EJ White, SA Hutka, LJ Williams… - Frontiers in systems …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Sensitive periods in human development have often been proposed to explain age-related
differences in the attainment of a number of skills, such as a second language (L2) and …
differences in the attainment of a number of skills, such as a second language (L2) and …
Evidence of brain overgrowth in the first year of life in autism
E Courchesne, R Carper, N Akshoomoff - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAutism most commonly appears by 2 to 3 years of life, at which time the brain is
already abnormally large. This raises the possibility that brain overgrowth begins much …
already abnormally large. This raises the possibility that brain overgrowth begins much …
Examining the neuroscience evidence for sensory-driven neuroplasticity: Implications for sensory-based occupational therapy for children and adolescents
When Ayres first presented the theory of sensory integration (SI), she grounded it in the
neuroscience literature. Neuroplasticity was then, and is today, considered to be at the heart …
neuroscience literature. Neuroplasticity was then, and is today, considered to be at the heart …
When top-down meets bottom-up: auditory training enhances verbal memory in schizophrenia
A critical research priority for our field is to develop treatments that enhance cognitive
functioning in schizophrenia and thereby attenuate the functional losses associated with the …
functioning in schizophrenia and thereby attenuate the functional losses associated with the …
Neural and cognitive plasticity: From maps to minds.
E Mercado III - Psychological Bulletin, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
Some species and individuals are able to learn cognitive skills more flexibly than others.
Learning experiences and cortical function are known to contribute to such differences, but …
Learning experiences and cortical function are known to contribute to such differences, but …
Learning to hear: plasticity of auditory cortical processing
JC Dahmen, AJ King - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Sensory experience and auditory cortex plasticity are intimately related. This relationship is
most striking during infancy when changes in sensory input can have profound effects on the …
most striking during infancy when changes in sensory input can have profound effects on the …
Lifelong plasticity in the rat auditory cortex: basic mechanisms and role of sensory experience
E de Villers-Sidani, MM Merzenich - Progress in brain research, 2011 - Elsevier
The rodent auditory cortex has provided a particularly useful model for studying cortical
plasticity phenomenology and mechanisms, both in infant and in adult animal models. Much …
plasticity phenomenology and mechanisms, both in infant and in adult animal models. Much …
Progressive degradation and subsequent refinement of acoustic representations in the adult auditory cortex
Correlated neuronal activity is believed to play an important role in refining and maintaining
cortical circuitry during early development. Here we provide evidence that globally and …
cortical circuitry during early development. Here we provide evidence that globally and …
The cholinergic basal forebrain system during development and its influence on cognitive processes: important questions and potential answers
J Berger-Sweeney - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
This review seeks to address, though perhaps not answer fully, four important questions
about the cholinergic basal forebrain (BF) system in developing mammals. First, what role …
about the cholinergic basal forebrain (BF) system in developing mammals. First, what role …