Postnatal experiences influence how the brain integrates information from different senses
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is characterized by anomalous reactions to, and integration of, sensory cues. Although the underlying etiology of SPD is unknown, one brain region likely to reflect these sensory and behavioral anomalies is the Superior Colliculus (SC); a structure involved in the...
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doaj-0a508522193e44aaac2f412dc6ebbc952020-11-24T21:08:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience1662-51452009-09-01310.3389/neuro.07.021.2009624Postnatal experiences influence how the brain integrates information from different sensesBarry E Stein0Thomas J Perrault Jr.1Terrence R Stanford2Benjamin A Rowland3Wake Forest University School of MedicineWake Forest University School of MedicineWake Forest University School of MedicineWake Forest University School of MedicineSensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is characterized by anomalous reactions to, and integration of, sensory cues. Although the underlying etiology of SPD is unknown, one brain region likely to reflect these sensory and behavioral anomalies is the Superior Colliculus (SC); a structure involved in the synthesis of information from multiple sensory modalities and the control of overt orientation responses. In this review we describe normal functional properties of this structure, the manner in which its individual neurons integrate cues from different senses, and the overt SC-mediated behaviors that are believed to manifest this “multisensory integration.” Of particular interest here is how SC neurons develop their capacity to engage in multisensory integration during early postnatal life as a consequence of early sensory experience, and that it is the intimate communication between cortex and the midbrain makes this developmental process possible.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.07.021.2009/fullintegrationmultisensoryplasticitysuperior colliculussensory processing disorder |
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Barry E Stein Thomas J Perrault Jr. Terrence R Stanford Benjamin A Rowland Postnatal experiences influence how the brain integrates information from different senses Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience integration multisensory plasticity superior colliculus sensory processing disorder |
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Barry E Stein Thomas J Perrault Jr. Terrence R Stanford Benjamin A Rowland |
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Postnatal experiences influence how the brain integrates information from different senses |
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Postnatal experiences influence how the brain integrates information from different senses |
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Postnatal experiences influence how the brain integrates information from different senses |
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Postnatal experiences influence how the brain integrates information from different senses |
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Postnatal experiences influence how the brain integrates information from different senses |
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postnatal experiences influence how the brain integrates information from different senses |
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Frontiers Media S.A. |
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Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience |
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Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is characterized by anomalous reactions to, and integration of, sensory cues. Although the underlying etiology of SPD is unknown, one brain region likely to reflect these sensory and behavioral anomalies is the Superior Colliculus (SC); a structure involved in the synthesis of information from multiple sensory modalities and the control of overt orientation responses. In this review we describe normal functional properties of this structure, the manner in which its individual neurons integrate cues from different senses, and the overt SC-mediated behaviors that are believed to manifest this “multisensory integration.” Of particular interest here is how SC neurons develop their capacity to engage in multisensory integration during early postnatal life as a consequence of early sensory experience, and that it is the intimate communication between cortex and the midbrain makes this developmental process possible. |
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integration multisensory plasticity superior colliculus sensory processing disorder |
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http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.07.021.2009/full |
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