Experience and Brain Development

The organization of behavior

1988 • 8,668 citations

Long‐lasting potentiation of synaptic transmission in the dentate area of the anaesthetized rabbit following stimulation of the perforant path

1973 • 7,118 citations

The period of susceptibility to the physiological effects of unilateral eye closure in kittens

1970 • 2,965 citations

Cross-language speech perception: Evidence for perceptual reorganization during the first year of life

1984 • 2,683 citations

Synaptic density in human frontal cortex — Developmental changes and effects of aging

1979 • 2,587 citations

SINGLE-CELL RESPONSES IN STRIATE CORTEX OF KITTENS DEPRIVED OF VISION IN ONE EYE

1963 • 2,565 citations

COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF UNILATERAL AND BILATERAL EYE CLOSURE ON CORTICAL UNIT RESPONSES IN KITTENS

1965 • 1,604 citations

Concurrent Overproduction of Synapses in Diverse Regions of the Primate Cerebral Cortex

1986 • 1,126 citations

The development of ocular dominance columns in normal and visually deprived monkeys

1980 • 1,120 citations

Modulation of visual cortical plasticity by acetylcholine and noradrenaline

1986 • 851 citations

Elimination of Synapses in the Developing Nervous System

1980 • 807 citations

Development of Cortical Circuitry and Cognitive Function

1987 • 794 citations

Polyneuronal innervation of skeletal muscle in new‐born rats and its elimination during maturation.

1976 • 774 citations

Chemical and Anatomical Plasticity of Brain

1964 • 757 citations

Synaptogenesis in human visual cortex — evidence for synapse elimination during normal development

1982 • 747 citations

Innate and environmental factors in the development of the kitten's visual cortex.

1975 • 692 citations

Maturational Changes in Cerebral Function in Infants Determined by ¹⁸ FDG Positron Emission Tomography

1986 • 669 citations

Myopia and eye enlargement after neonatal lid fusion in monkeys

1977 • 595 citations

Visual Experience Modifies Distribution of Horizontally and Vertically Oriented Receptive Fields in Cats

1970 • 588 citations

Pattern of dendritic branching in occipital cortex of rats reared in complex environments

1973 • 537 citations

Development of the Ability to Use Recall to Guide Action, as Indicated by Infants' Performance on AB

1985 • 534 citations

Transient and enduring morphological correlates of synaptic activity and efficacy change in the rat hippocampal slice

1984 • 531 citations

The development of synapses in the visual system of the cat

1975 • 524 citations

The formation and maturation of synapses in the visual cortex of the rat. II. Quantitative analysis

1983 • 506 citations

Brief bursts of high-frequency stimulation produce two types of structural change in rat hippocampus.

1980 • 474 citations

How do sensitive periods arise and what are they for?

1979 • 461 citations

Differential rearing effects on rat visual cortex synapses. I. Synaptic and neuronal density and synapses per neuron

1985 • 459 citations

Effects of differential experience on dendritic spine counts in rat cerebral cortex.

1973 • 441 citations

Depletion of Brain Catecholamines: Failure of Ocular Dominance Shift After Monocular Occlusion in Kittens

1976 • 438 citations

Visual Neural Development

1981 • 416 citations

Effects of rearing complexity on dendritic branching in frontolateral and temporal cortex of the rat

1973 • 377 citations

Observations on the elimination of polyneuronal innervation in developing mammalian skeletal muscle.

1978 • 363 citations

Binocular competition in the control of geniculate cell growth

1972 • 338 citations

The Golgi Method. A Tool for Comparative Structural Analyses

1970 • 334 citations

Prolonged sensitivity to monocular deprivation in dark-reared cats

1980 • 330 citations

Evironmental effects on cortical dendritic fields. I. Rearing in the dark.

1968 • 319 citations

Effects of unilateral and bilateral training in a reaching task on dendritic branching of neurons in the rat motor-sensory forelimb cortex

1985 • 310 citations

Rhythmical behavior in infancy: An ethological perspective.

1981 • 297 citations

Limitations on input as a basis for neural organization and perceptual development: A preliminary theoretical statement

1982 • 296 citations

Cerebellar Plasticity: Modification of Purkinje Cell Structure by Differential Rearing in Monkeys

1979 • 287 citations

Cell Biology of Synaptic Plasticity

1984 • 275 citations

Relations between brain chemistry and problem-solving among rats raised in enriched and impoverished environments.

1962 • 272 citations

Local perfusion of noradrenaline maintains visual cortical plasticity

1978 • 272 citations

Meridional amblyopia: Evidence for modification of the human visual system by early visual experience

1973 • 267 citations

Extensive cortical depth measurements and neuron size increases in the cortex of environmentally enriched rats

1967 • 264 citations

Speech Perception in Early Infancy

1975 • 246 citations

Multiple Sensitive Periods in the Development of the Primate Visual System

1986 • 237 citations

Maturation of rat visual cortex. II. A combined Golgi‐electron microscope study of pyramidal neurons

1981 • 235 citations

Rate and extent of recovery from dark rearing in the visual cortex of the mouse

1971 • 234 citations

The effects of experimental variations on problem solving in the rat.

1952 • 232 citations

The effect of prolonged, reversible block of nerve impulses on the elimination of polyneuronal innervation of new-born rat skeletal muscle fibers

1979 • 230 citations

Effects of differential environments on plasticity of dendrites of cortical pyramidal neurons in adult rats

1978 • 222 citations

Visual cortical cells: their developmental properties in normal and dark reared kittens.

1976 • 217 citations

Dendritic branching: some preliminary results of training and complexity in rat visual cortex

1966 • 217 citations

The nature of the effect of free-environmental experience in the rat.

1952 • 213 citations

Effects of environmental enrichment and impoverishment on rat cerebral cortex

1972 • 208 citations

Sex differences in the dendritic branching of dentate granule cells following differential experience

1985 • 207 citations

Evidence for active synapse formation or altered postsynaptic metabolism in visual cortex of rats reared in complex environments.

1985 • 200 citations

The postnatal development of synapses in the visual cortex of the cat and the effects of eyelid closure

1981 • 185 citations

Space and sight : the perception of space and shape in the congenitally blind before and after operation

1960 • 182 citations

Maze training effects on dendritic branching in occipital cortex of adult rats

1979 • 181 citations

Altered synaptic transmission in dentate gyrus of rats reared in complex environments: evidence from hippocampal slices maintained in vitro

1986 • 179 citations

Maturation of rat visual cortex. I. A quantitative study of Golgi-impregnated pyramidal neurons

1981 • 176 citations

Visual field defects in monocularly and binocularly deprived cats

1973 • 173 citations

Effects of complex or isolated environments on cortical dendrites of middle-aged rats

1983 • 169 citations

Exercise During Development Induces an Increase in Purkinje Cell Dendritic Tree Size

1979 • 159 citations

Changes in Visual Cortex on First Exposure of Rats to Light: Effect on Synaptic Dimensions

1967 • 154 citations

Recovery of function in cat visual cortex following prolonged deprivation

1976 • 150 citations

A quantitative investigation of spine and dendrite development of neurons in visual cortex (area 17) of Macaca nemestrina monkeys

1979 • 149 citations

Neurochemistry of Learning and Memory: An Evaluation of Recent Data

1980 • 146 citations

Direct contact with enriched environment is required to alter cerebral weights in rats.

1975 • 144 citations

Effects of monaural and binaural occlusion on the morphology of neurons in the medial superior olivary nucleus of the rat

1980 • 143 citations

Structural correlates of information storage in the mammalian brain: a review and hypothesis

1984 • 139 citations

Lateralized effects of monocular training on dendritic branching in adult split-brain rats

1982 • 135 citations

The temporal evolution of the distribution of dendritic spines in the visual cortex of normal and dark raised mice

1969 • 135 citations

Plasticity in adult rat visual cortex: An examination of several cell populations after differential rearing

1980 • 134 citations

The development of synapses in kitten visual cortex during visual deprivation

1975 • 133 citations

Abolition of Direction Selectivity in the Visual Cortex of the Cat

1976 • 129 citations

Phrenoblysis: Special brain and mind growth periods. I. Human brain and skull development

1974 • 129 citations

Chemical and Anatomical Plasticity of Brain: Replications and Extensions, 1970

1972 • 128 citations

Altered structure and composition of retinal cells in dark-reared mammals

1961 • 117 citations

Very Brief Visual Experience Eliminates Plasticity in the Cat Visual Cortex

1983 • 114 citations

Sex differences in dendritic response to differential experience in the rat visual cortex

1984 • 109 citations

Environmental conditions modulate degeneration and new dendrite growth in cerebellum of senescent rats

1986 • 109 citations

The effect of monocular deprivation on dendritic spines in visual cortex of young and adult albino rats: evidence for a sensitive period

1979 • 104 citations

Monocular deprivation and recovery during sensitive period in kittens

1978 • 102 citations

The effect of unilateral deprivation on visual centers in rats

1970 • 101 citations

A physiological and behavioural study in cats of the effect of early visual experience with contours of a single orientation.

1977 • 93 citations

Exposure to lines of only one orientation modifies dendritic morphology of cells in the visual cortex of the cat

1982 • 90 citations

Monocular imprinting and regional incorporation of tritiated uracil into the brains of intact and ‘split-brain’ chicks

1973 • 82 citations

Maze training alters brain weights and cortical RNA/DNA ratios

1979 • 81 citations

Polyribosomes at the Base of Dendritic Spines of Central Nervous System Neurons--Their Possible Role in Synapse Construction and Modification

1983 • 80 citations

Growth alteration in the auditory cortex of visually deprived mice

1966 • 77 citations

Changes in the Visual Cortex of Rats after Unilateral Deprivation

1968 • 75 citations

Environmental Influences on the Neocortex in Later Life

1978 • 74 citations

Increased spine density in auditory cortex following visual or somatic deafferentation

1975 • 72 citations

Imprinting: Lasting Effects on Uracil Incorporation into Chick Brain

1973 • 71 citations

Phrenoblysis: Special brain and mind growth periods. II. Human mental development

1974 • 70 citations

Early experience and problem-solving ability.

1968 • 69 citations

Cortical Effect of Early Selective Exposure to Diagonal Lines

1975 • 68 citations

Continuous illumination from birth affects spine density of neurons in the visual cortex of the rat

1973 • 65 citations

Effects of isolation, daily handling, and enriched rearing on maze learning

1972 • 64 citations

Early lesions and abnormal neuronal connections

1981 • 61 citations

Changes in Visual Cortex on First Exposure of Rats to Light: Effect on Incorporation of Tritiated Lysine into Protein

1967 • 61 citations

Neuro-Behavioral ontogeny

1966 • 61 citations

What should a biochemistry of learning and memory be about?

1981 • 59 citations

Neonatal 6-hydroxydopamine attenuates the neural and behavioral effects of enriched rearing in the rat

1983 • 58 citations

Selective stabilization of muscle innervation during development: A mathematical model

1983 • 57 citations

The environmental enrichment effect upon cortical growth is neutralized by concomitant pharmacological suppression of active sleep in female rats

1983 • 54 citations

Effect of early exposure to patterned sound on unit activity in rat inferior colliculus

1976 • 54 citations

Persistence of visual cortex dendritic alterations induced by postweaning exposure to a "superenriched" environment in rats.

1986 • 51 citations

Olfactory granule cell development in normal and hyperthyroid rats

1982 • 45 citations

Behavioral evidence for prolonged sensitivity to effects of monocular deprivation in dark-reared cats

1980 • 43 citations

Spatial sampling by dendritic trees in visual cortex

1981 • 37 citations

Impairment of environmental effects on brain weight by adrenergic drugs in rats

1983 • 35 citations

Transfers in handedness in the rat from forced practice.

1951 • 30 citations

The effect of cortical and tectal lesions on the visual fields of binocularly deprived cats

1977 • 30 citations

Effect of visual experience on tubulin synthesis during a critical period of visual cortex development in the hooded rat.

1979 • 29 citations

Differences in Maze Performance of Group- vs Isolation-Reared Rats

1963 • 27 citations

The effect of continuous illumination on the development of cortical neurons in the rat: A Golgi study

1976 • 27 citations

Neuronal Plasticity in the Mammalian Brain: Relevance to Behavioral Learning and Memory

1987 • 24 citations

Alteration of Cortical Orientation Selectivity: Importance of Asymmetric Input

1979 • 21 citations

Developmental changes in head‐circumference and mental‐performance growth rates: A test of epstein's phrenoblysis hypothesis

1983 • 19 citations

Brain growth in young mice: Evidence on the theory of phrenoblysis

1983 • 18 citations

Effects of the duration of dark rearing on visually guided behavior in the kitten

1979 • 17 citations

A Neuroscience Basis for Reorganizing Middle Grades Education.

1978 • 17 citations

Some facts and hypotheses concerning dendritic spines and learning

1978 • 16 citations

The Effect of Prolonged Motor Restriction Upon Later Behavior of the Rat

1966 • 16 citations

Sensory preconditioning in rats following early visual deprivation.

1972 • 16 citations

The effect of visual deprivation on pattern recognition in the rat

1979 • 15 citations

Volume discrimination learning in golden hamsters: Effects of the structure of complex rearing cages

1981 • 13 citations

THE EFFECT OF TOTAL DARKNESS ON THE GROWTH OF THE NEWBORN ALBINO RAT

1950 • 13 citations

Neuronal Activity as a Shaping Factor in Postnatal Development of Visual Cortex

1986 • 13 citations

Molecular changes during learning: Behavioral strategy: A comment on Gaito and Bonnet.

1972 • 12 citations

Light-rearing effects on factors of mouse emotionality and endocrine organ weight

1976 • 11 citations

The meaning of infancy

1909 • 9 citations

Early selective visual experience and pattern discrimination in hooded rats

1979 • 9 citations

Phrenoblysis: Real or Chimera?

1985 • 7 citations

Age-related Aspects of Experience Effects upon Brain Structure

1984 • 5 citations