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My goal is to understand the mechanisms of plasticity in the human brain by linking changes in function to changes in neuroanatomical structure, with a particular focus on the effects of early sensory loss and prosthetic vision.<\/p>\n

My work can be roughly divided into four inter-related areas of research.<\/p>\n

If humans become blind early in life, they only regain very limited ability to make use of that sense if it is ever restored in adulthood (Research Interest 1).<\/p>\n

There is also \u201ccross-modal plasticity\u201d – colonization of the brain regions that normally serve the missing sense by remaining senses (Research Interest 2).<\/p>\n

These huge changes in the functional role of deprived cortical areas are accompanied by dramatic changes in occipital neuroanatomy and neurochemistry (Research Interest 3).<\/p>\n

All these factors have implications for the ability to restore sight using retinal prosthetics (Research Interest 4).<\/p>\n

I work in close collaboration with other PIs, for more information see the VisCog<\/a> website.<\/p>\n

For videos on sight recovery individual MM go here<\/a> (you’ll need to ask for permission and wait for me to grant access).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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