Binocular vision: only half a brain needed.
A recent study on zebrafish has shown that, by rerouting afferents from two eyes into a normally monocular brain structure, a fully functional binocular circuitry can be made to develop spontaneously.
Sengpiel
Frank
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Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK. SengpielF@cf.ac.uk
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