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Recent studies conducted principally in the somatosensory nervous system of primates have revealed that cortical maps are alterable as a function of experience in adults. The specific nature of this evident dynamism of cortical representations bears a series of important implications for consideration of the significance of features of sensory system organizations. In this report, we shall a) briefly summarize the basic conclusions drawn from these studies on the dynamics of cortical map structure, b) outline by example the results of studies from which these conclusions have been drawn, and c) then specifically consider some implications of these studies for our understanding of the significance of special organizational features of the auditory system.
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Merzenich, M.M., Jenkins, W.M. (1938). Dynamic Maintenance and Alterability of Cortical Maps in Adults; Some Implications. In: Klinke, R., Hartmann, R. (eds) HEARING — Physiological Bases and Psychophysics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69257-4_24
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