Out Of Darkness, Sight: Rare Cases Of Restored Vision Reveal How The Brain Learns To See
Friday, September 18, 2009 - 09:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Cases of restored vision after a lifetime of blindness, though exceedingly rare, provide a unique opportunity to address several fundamental questions regarding brain function. After being deprived of visual input, the brain needs to learn to make sense of the new flood of visual information. Very little is known about how this learning takes place, but a new study by neuroscientists suggests that dynamic information — that is, input from moving objects — is critical.