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Adult brain plasticity — what is revealed is exciting, what is hidden is critical

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Jain, N. Adult brain plasticity — what is revealed is exciting, what is hidden is critical. J. Biosci. 27, 439–442 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02705032

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