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. 2001 Aug 2;31(2):171-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00363-4.

A new critical period for sensory map plasticity

D E Feldman  1
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A new critical period for sensory map plasticity

D E Feldman. Neuron. .
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Abstract

The development of neural circuits is influenced by sensory experience during restricted critical periods early in life. A novel critical period is demonstrated for plasticity of the whisker map in layer 2/3 of rat primary somatosensory cortex. Sensory experience during this period guides initial formation of whisker receptive fields.

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