Effect of early sensory experience on the exploratory activity in adult animals

Dokl Biol Sci. 2016 May;468(1):101-3. doi: 10.1134/S0012496616030029. Epub 2016 Jul 14.

Abstract

It was previously found that the exploratory activity of adult Wistar rats with their vibrissae cut in the period from 9 to 20 postnatal days was characterized by lower intragroup variability in comparison with control rats [3]. The present study has shown that the earlier limitation of species-specific afferentation (whisker trimming on postnatal days 2-9) does not induce such changes. We conclude that high plasticity of the brain during the early postnatal period provides better adaptation to the deficit of sensory information.

MeSH terms

  • Aging / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Exploratory Behavior / physiology*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar