[How does it affect the brain when the vision is changed?].
Until quite recently, only the young brain was thought to be capable of adaptation. It is now known that also the aging brain is plastic and may be influenced by stimulation and pharmacological intervention. Future demographic changes will bring an increase in the incidence of age-related diseases. To optimize treatment of reduced vision, more detailed knowledge of the plasticity in the aging brain is necessary.
Lou
Astrid Rosenstand
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MR-Afdelingen, Hvidovre Hospital, 2600 Hvidovre, Denmark. astridr@drcmr.dk
Kjaer
Troels Wesenberg
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D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology*