Neural Circuit Formation and Sensory Inputs

Download or read book Neural Circuit Formation and Sensory Inputs written by Hitoshi Sakano and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-11-11 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sensory systems play important roles in inducing a variety of responses that are critical to the survival of individuals and species. Neural circuits are generated by a combination of activity dependent and independent processes. The basic architecture of sensory systems is built before birth based on a genetic program. However, the neural maps and circuits are further refined after birth in an activity-dependent manner. If the system is left unstimulated in neonates, its function is permanently impaired and cannot be recovered even when it is stimulated after the critical period.