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Cortical plasticity in normal and abnormal cognitive development: Evidence and workinghypotheses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1999

MARK H. JOHNSON
MARK H. JOHNSON
Affiliation:
Birkbeck College, University of London
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In this paper I review evidence and viewpoints on developmental plasticity in the cerebralcortex. Although there is some degree of plasticity in the cortex during early postnatal life in thehuman infant, this plasticity is constrained by various factors. Three working hypotheses aboutpostnatal cortical specialization of function are advanced, and some specific predictions aboutthe limits and extent of plasticity are assessed through both empirical evidence from infants andsimulations on simple cortical network models.

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Research Article
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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , September 1999, pp. 419 - 437
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© 1999 Cambridge University Press