“…Many studies have since shown that deprived conditions (Globus & Scheibel, 1967), deafferentation (Deitch & Rubel, 1984;Flores et al, 2005;Nutan & Meti, 1998;Works, Wilson, & Wellman, 2004), some clinical pathologies, and immune dysfunction (Grossman et al, 2003;Sakic et al, 1998) reduce dendritic arbors. In contrast, extensive training (Chang & Greenough, 1982;Nutan & Meti, 2000;Schallert, Kozlowski, Humm, & Cooke, 1997) or environmental enrichment (Camel, Withers, & Greenough, 1986;Faherty, Kerley, & Smeyne, 2003;Greenough & Volkmar, 1973;Kolb et al, 1998;Volkmar & Greenough, 1972) increase dendritic complexity. Additional studies have empirically confirmed that animals raised in enriched environments have measurable changes in the brain and show improved learning in a variety of mazes (see Rosenzweig & Bennett, 1996).…”