Mental training as a tool in the neuroscientific study of brain and cognitive plasticity
Although the adult brain was once seen as a rather static organ, it is now clear that the organization of brain circuitry is constantly changing as a function of experience or learning. Yet, research also shows that learning is often specific to the trained stimuli and task, and does not improve per...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2011.00017/full |