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role of thalamus in intellectual development

Cijadrachon cijadra at zedat.fu-berlin.de
Wed May 26 20:33:15 EST 1999


>The thalamus would be involved to some degree in virtually every
>cognitive activity. 
I do not believe so.

>In a different direction, the microcephaly you describe suggests
>damage extending beyond the thalamus.  The thalamus is a relatively
>small structure, and damage to it alone ought not to noticeably
>decrease the size of the brain.  It may be, though, that damage to the
>thalamus has induced changes in the neocortex.  We know that the sort
>of experiences an animal (or presumably human) has, determines the
>thickness of the neocortex.
Guess the sequencer is sort of using areas of the neocortex, and
amount of use and form of used can alter hardware.



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