Dynamic features of sensory and motor maps
Current BiologyPublished 1 September 1992
Preston E. Garraghty
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Experiments employing peripheral injuries or other manipulations indicate that these maps are capable of extensive reorganization, and a number of candidate mechanisms for these changes have been suggested, providing avenues for further research.
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Recent data support the idea that the functional organizations of sensory and motor maps in the mature brain are dynamically maintained. Experiments employing peripheral injuries or other manipulations indicate that these maps are capable of extensive reorganization. A number of candidate mechanisms for these changes have been suggested, providing avenues for further research.
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