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The adult brain is not as hard-wired as traditionally thought. By
modifying their small- or large-scale morphology, neurons can make
new synaptic connections or break existing ones (structural
plasticity). Structural changes accompany memory formation and
learning, and are induced by neurogenesis, neurodegeneration and
brain injury such as stroke. Exploring the role of structural
plasticity in the brain can be greatly assisted by mathematical and
computational models, as they enable us to bridge the gap between
system-level dynamics and lower level cellular and molecular
processes. However, most traditional neural network models have
fixed neuronal morphologies and a static connectivity pattern, with
plasticity merely arising from changes in the strength of existing
synapses (synaptic plasticity). In The Rewiring Brain, the editors
bring together for the first time contemporary modeling studies
that investigate the implications of structural plasticity for
brain function and pathology. Starting with an experimental
background on structural plasticity in the adult brain, the book
covers computational studies on homeostatic structural plasticity,
the impact of structural plasticity on cognition and cortical
connectivity, the interaction between synaptic and structural
plasticity, neurogenesis-related structural plasticity, and
structural plasticity in neurological disorders. Structural
plasticity adds a whole new dimension to brain plasticity, and The
Rewiring Brain shows how computational approaches may help to gain
a better understanding of the full adaptive potential of the adult
brain. The book is written for both computational and experimental
neuroscientists.
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