Frameworks Describing the Contributions of Peripheral and Central Neural Activity to Sensory Neurodevelopment
(A) State-independent spontaneous activity in the sensory periphery, thalamus, and/or cortex.
(B) State-dependent modulation (pink) of the sensory periphery triggers downstream activation of thalamus and cortex.
(C) State-dependent modulation at multiple levels of the sensory system (blue).