What determines plasticity in the visual cortex?
At least one newly discovered protein factor, which moves through synapses from the eye toward the brain, is now thought to play an important role in experience-dependent synaptic plasticity. Read about it at Neurophilosophy. Q: Can we do anything to control our own brain’s plasticity? A: At SharpBrains, a contributor describes what she learned about adult learning and neural plasticity at a “Learning and the Brain” conference held earlier this year. Q: Are concepts encoded in single neurons? A: The latest findings and theories regarding “grandmother neurons” are discussed at combining cognits. Q: Speaking of dear old granny, how are social attachments encoded in the brain? A: A recent fMRI study compiled data regarding how individual attachment style modulates neural activity in two separate parts of the brain during social appraisals. Neurotic Physiology has the scoop. Q: Should you smoke pot? (Actually: What are the effects of the various active ingredients in cannabis?) A: At MindH
