Expansion and renormalization of human brain structure during skill acquisition

E Wenger, C Brozzoli, U Lindenberger… - Trends in cognitive …, 2017 - cell.com
Research on human brain changes during skill acquisition has revealed brain volume
expansion in task-relevant areas. However, the large number of skills that humans acquire …

Brain plasticity in human lifespan development: the exploration–selection–refinement model

U Lindenberger, M Lövdén - Annual Review of Developmental …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Plasticity can be defined as the brain's capacity to achieve lasting structural changes in
response to environmental demands that are not fully met by the organism's current …

Vagus nerve stimulation intensity influences motor cortex plasticity

RA Morrison, DR Hulsey, KS Adcock, RL Rennaker II… - Brain Stimulation, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with forelimb motor training enhances
reorganization of movement representations in the motor cortex. Previous studies have …

Auditory perceptual learning and changes in the conceptualization of auditory cortex

DRF Irvine - Hearing research, 2018 - Elsevier
Perceptual learning, improvement in discriminative ability as a consequence of training, is
one of the forms of sensory system plasticity that has driven profound changes in our …

High intensity VNS disrupts VNS-mediated plasticity in motor cortex

RA Morrison, TT Danaphongse, ST Abe, ME Stevens… - Brain research, 2021 - Elsevier
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with motor rehabilitation enhances recovery of
function after neurological injury in rats and humans. This effect is ascribed to VNS …

A limited range of vagus nerve stimulation intensities produce motor cortex reorganization when delivered during training

RA Morrison, TT Danaphongse, DT Pruitt… - Behavioural brain …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pairing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with rehabilitation has emerged as a potential
strategy to improve recovery after neurological injury, an effect ascribed to VNS-dependent …

Use-dependent plasticity in human primary motor hand area: synergistic interplay between training and immobilization

E Raffin, HR Siebner - Cerebral Cortex, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Training and immobilization are powerful drivers of use-dependent plasticity in human
primary motor hand area (M1HAND). In young right-handed volunteers, corticomotor …

Quantitative fluorescence analysis reveals dendrite-specific thalamocortical plasticity in L5 pyramidal neurons during learning

A Ray, JA Christian, MB Mosso, E Park… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
High-throughput anatomic data can stimulate and constrain new hypotheses about how
neural circuits change in response to experience. Here, we use fluorescence-based …

The ipsilateral corticospinal responses to cross-education are dependent upon the motor-training intervention

M Leung, T Rantalainen, WP Teo, D Kidgell - Experimental brain research, 2018 - Springer
This study aimed to identify the ipsilateral corticospinal responses of the contralateral limb
following different types of unilateral motor-training. Three groups performing unilateral slow …

Compensatory relearning following stroke: cellular and plasticity mechanisms in rodents

G Balbinot, CP Schuch - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
von Monakow's theory of diaschisis states the functional 'standstill'of intact brain regions that
are remote from a damaged area, often implied in recovery of function. Accordingly, neural …