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Achromatopsia-Visual Cortex Stability and Plasticity in the Absence of Functional Cones.
Molz Barbara, Herbik Anne, Baseler Heidi A, de Best Peter, Raz Noa, Gouws Andre et al.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis SciOct 20236 citationsBasic Science
Studying achromatopsia, researchers found no significant remapping of the central visual cortex. This suggests less brain plasticity than thought, which is important for future gene therapies.