Brain Plasticity and Behavior
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Although the brain was once seen as a rather static organ, it is now clear that the organization of brain circuitry is constantly changing as a function of experience. These changes are referred to as brain plasticity, and they are associated with functional changes that include phenomena such as memory, addiction, and recovery of function. Recent research has shown that brain plasticity and behavior can be influenced by a myriad of factors, including both pre- and postnatal experience, drugs, hormones, maturation, aging, diet, disease, and stress. Understanding how these factors influence brain organization and function is important not only for understanding both normal and abnormal behavior, but also for designing treatments for behavioral and psychological disorders ranging from addiction to stroke.
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Some elementary physiological mechanisms underlying individual variations to early social experiences have probably been conserved across species.
“some elementary physiological mechanisms underlying individual variations to early social experiences have probably been conserved (Denver & Crespi, 2006; Hertzman, 2012; Kolb, Gibb, & Robinson, 2003; Perry & Pollard, 1998; Rutter, 2012).”
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The Early Experience section reports that early tactile stimulation in animals changed later behavior and cortical spine density. The Abstract describes plasticity across organisms, but the paper does not establish that physiological mechanisms underlying individual variation in responses to early social experiences are conserved across species. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.83)
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“As the term neural plasticity implicates (Kolb et al., 2003), regulatory features of the autonomic nervous system emerge during early childhood “in a perpetuating process of coordinated fine-tuning to meet individual and environmental needs” (El-Sheikh et al., 2009, p. 2), shaping individual…”
Background
- Authors
- Kolb, B., Gibb, R., & Robinson, T. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Lethbridge (CA)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Venue
- Current Directions in Psychological Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2003-02
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-5
- ISSN
- 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8721
- OpenAlex
- W4233598399
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 0.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Current Directions in Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
- Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Lethbridge
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Keywords
- neuroplasticity, memory, addiction, functional recovery, postnatal experience, prenatal experience, drugs, hormones, brain maturation, aging, diet, stress, behavioral disorders, stroke
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