Abstract
Mechanisms of plasticity have traditionally been ascribed to higher-order
sensory processing areas such as the cortex, whereas early sensory
processing centers have been considered largely hard-wired. In agreement
with this view, the auditory brainstem has been viewed as a nonplastic
site, important for preserving temporal information and minimizing
transmission delays. However, recent groundbreaking results from
animal models and human studies have revealed remarkable evidence
for cellular and behavioral mechanisms for learning and memory in
the auditory brainstem.
- acoustic
- cytology,brain
- factors
- methods,animals,auditory,brain
- physiology,cognition,cognition:
- physiology,evoked
- physiology,models,neurological,neuronal
- physiology,time
- plasticity,neuronal
- plasticity:
- potentials,humans,learning,learning:
- stem,brain
- stem:
- stimulation,acoustic
- stimulation:
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