Novel spatial representations by hippocampal cellular assemblies develop on the framework of preconfigured hippocampal networks whose homeostatic synaptic reorganization is accelerated by prior experience and CA3 NMDAR-dependent plasticity.
Claire S Oldfield, Irene Grossrubatscher ... Ehud Y Isacoff
Experience strengthens hunting in larval zebrafish by recruiting the forebrain to increase the prey-evoked activity in visual areas and trigger motor activity and prey capture.
Although reaction times are often assumed to reflect the time required to select and prepare a movement, they can be strongly influenced by prior experience.
The modulatory neurochemicals acetylcholine and dopamine are released differentially into the basolateral amygdala depending on the emotional content of vocalizations and the sex, hormonal state, and experience of listening animals.
The ability to quickly re-acquire a previously lost motor skill is associated with lasting synaptic changes in the brain circuit that controls that motor skill.