Reorganization and plastic changes of the human brain associated with skill learning and expertise

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 1 FEB, 2014, Pages

  Chang, Yongmin ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Expertise; Neuro imaging; Plasticity; Reorganization; Skill learning

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY RESPONSE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSIC; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPORT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

EID: 84893599551     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00035     Document Type: Review

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