Neuroplasticity: Unexpected Consequences of Early Blindness.
A pair of recent studies shows that congenital blindness can have significant consequences for the functioning of the visual system after sight restoration, particularly if that restoration is delayed.
The Laboratory for Investigative Neurophysiology (The LINE), Department of Radiology & Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital Centre and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; The Electroencephalography Brain Mapping Core, Centre for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), University Hospital Centre and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: micah.murray@chuv.ch.
Micah M
MM
Murray
The Laboratory for Investigative Neurophysiology (The LINE), Department of Radiology & Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital Centre and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland; Attention, Brain and Cognitive Development Group, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Pawel J
PJ
Matusz
Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; The Edmond & Lily Safra Centre for Brain Sciences (ELSC), and Cognitive Science Program Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Institut de la Vision, UMR_S 968, Paris, F-75012, France. Electronic address: amir.amedi@ekmd.huji.ac.il.
Amir
A
Amedi
D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001766:Blindness / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*