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Researchers find increased activity in part of the subthalamus during mouse mother/pup interactions
For their study, published in the journal Science, the group implanted fiber-optic probes into mouse pup brains to ... which is just below the thalamus. Prior research has shown that neurons ...
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A brain plasticity mechanism allows the reorganization of the sense of touch during development
A study published in Nature Communications provides new insights into how the brain adjusts its structure and function when a ...
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Researchers discover brain's ability to reorganize sensory maps after loss of touch
A team of researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in Elche, has discovered that the ...
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Brain Plasticity Enables Sensory Adaptation From Birth
A study shows that the developing brain adapts to early sensory loss by rewiring its sensory maps. Using a mouse model, ...
Brain plasticity mechanism allows reorganization of sense of touch during development
A team of researchers has discovered that the developing brain can reorganize its sensory maps when the sense of touch is affected. In a study published today in Nature Communications, the Development ...