Adult brain plasticity - What is revealed is exciting, what is hidden is critical

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 439-442

  Jain, Neeraj ^a  

^a NATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGY;

AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTOGENESIS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0036739630     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705032     Document Type: Short Survey

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