TABLE 2 | Critical periods for experience-dependent neuronal plasticity

From the following article:

Can regenerating axons recapitulate developmental guidance during recovery from spinal cord injury?

Noam Y. Harel and Stephen M. Strittmatter

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7, 603-616 (August 2006)

doi:10.1038/nrn1957

OrganismSystemOpen*CloseRefs

*Open refers to the time of onset of the critical period after birth.

Close refers to the time point at which the critical period ends after birth.

FlyVisual pathway atrophyPupal–adult transition24 hours246
Barn owlAuditory–visual coordination50 days200 days73
Zebra finchSong learning25 days60 days247
MouseOcular dominance19 days32 days248
FerretOcular dominance40 days65 days249
CatOcular dominance28 days>120 days250
HumanOcular dominance12 months36 months251,252
RatAmbulation8 days13–31 days90

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