Edited by Bela Julesz and Ilona Kovacs

Synapses and Plasticity

Memory Consolidation in the "Nonaroused" Brain: A Physiological Perspective
G. Buzsaki, A. Bargin, J. J. Chrobak, and Z. Nadasdy

Waves of Growth in the Development of Cortical Function: A Computational Model
J. F. Shrager and M. H. Johnson

Critical Periods in Brain Development

Development and Plasticity of Cortical Columns and Their Thalamic Input
A. Antonini, M. P. Stryker, and B. Chapman

Development and Plasticity of Visual Memory Circuits
M. J. Webster, J. Bachevalier, and L. G. Ungerleider

A Sensitive Period for Birdsong Learning
M. Konishi

Plasticity of the Adult Brain

A Memory System in the Adult Visual Cortex
A. Karni and D. Sagi

Plasticity of Spatial Interactions in Early Vision
U. Polat and D. Sagi

Long-Range Spatial Interactions of Early Vision Revealed by Psychophysically Measured Sensitivity Maps
I. Kovacs and B. Julesz

Perceptual Memory of Cognitively Defined Contours: A Rapid, Robust and Long-Lasting Form of Memory
R. M. Jeo, Y. Yonebayashi, and J. M. Allman

Dynamic Changes in Cortical Responses Following Removal and Restoration of Nearby Visual Inputs
E. Katz, J. D. Victor, and K. Purpura

Abstract: Lesion-Induced Cortical Plasticity
T. P. Pons

Plasticity in the Adult Human Brain: Is There Reason for Optimism?
V. S. Ramachandran

Developmental Disabilities and Plasticity: Is There a Reason for Optimism?

Increasing Behavioral Plasticity Following Central Nervous System Damage in Monkeys and Man: A Method with Potential Application to Human Developmental Motor Disability
E. Taub and J. E. Cargo

Plasticity and Development: Evidence from Children with Early Occuring Focal Brain Injury
J. Stiles

Development and Disorders of Speech and Language: Implications for Neural and Behavioral Plasticity
P. Tallal

Cortical Plasticity, Learning, and Learning Dysfunction
M. M. Merzenich and W. M. Jenkins

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