Enrichment from birth accelerates the functional and cellular development of a motor control area in the mouse.

BACKGROUND:There is strong evidence that sensory experience in early life has a profound influence on the development of sensory circuits. Very little is known, however, about the role of experience in the early development of striatal networks which regulate both motor and cognitive function. To ad...

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Main Authors: Teresa Simonetti, Hyunchul Lee, Michael Bourke, Catherine A Leamey, Atomu Sawatari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2742178?pdf=render