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Neural activity-dependent brain changes in development: Implications for psychopathology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2008

Eric Courchesne ,
Heather Chisum  and
Jeanne Townsend
Eric Courchesne*
Affiliation:
Neurosciences Department, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego Neuropsychology Research Laboratory, Children's Hospital
Heather Chisum
Affiliation:
Neuropsychology Research Laboratory, Children's Hospital
Jeanne Townsend
Affiliation:
Neurosciences Department, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego Neuropsychology Research Laboratory, Children's Hospital
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Eric Courchesne, Neuropsychology Research Laboratory, Children's Hospital, 3020 Children's Way, San Diego, CA 92123.
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Abstract

In this paper we discuss the contribution of neural activity-dependent factors to shaping the brain in normal and pathologic development, and we discuss factors that determine the likelihood of recovery from the experience of abnormal neural activity during development.

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , Fall 1994 , pp. 697 - 722
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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