Learning about time: plastic changes and interindividual brain differences.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_646574DDCD99
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Learning about time: plastic changes and interindividual brain differences.
Journal
Neuron
Author(s)
Bueti D., Lasaponara S., Cercignani M., Macaluso E.
ISSN
1097-4199 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0896-6273
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
75
Number
4
Pages
725-737
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Abstract
Learning the timing of rapidly changing sensory events is crucial to construct a reliable representation of the environment and to efficiently control behavior. The neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the learning of time are unknown. We used functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging to investigate neurophysiological changes and individual brain differences underlying the learning of time in the millisecond range. We found that the representation of a trained visual temporal interval was associated with functional and structural changes in a sensory-motor network including occipital, parietal, and insular cortices, plus the cerebellum. We show that both types of neurophysiological changes correlated with changes of performance accuracy and that activity and gray-matter volume of sensorimotor cortices predicted individual learning abilities. These findings represent neurophysiological evidence of functional and structural plasticity associated with the learning of time in humans and highlight the role of sensory-motor circuits in the perceptual representation of time in the millisecond range.
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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01/11/2012 19:44
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20/08/2019 15:20
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