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The hope inherent in pursuing basic research is that sometime in the future the work will prove beneficial to society. This fruition can often take many years. However, in some instances, even the conduct of basic research can yield tangible societal benefits. Dr. Sinha will describe an effort that perhaps fits in this category. Named 'Project Prakash', this initiative provides sight to blind children on the one hand and helps address questions regarding brain plasticity and learning on the other. Through a combination of behavioral and brain-imaging studies, the effort has provided evidence of visual learning late in childhood and has illuminated some of the processes that might underlie such learning.
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Learning to see late in life [electronic resource] / Pawan Sinha.
Series:
Wednesday afternoon lecture series
Author:
Sinha, Pawan. National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Publisher:
[Bethesda, Md. : National Institutes of Health, 2012]
Other Title(s):
Wednesday afternoon lecture series
Abstract:
(CIT): The hope inherent in pursuing basic research is that sometime in the future the work will prove beneficial to society. This fruition can often take many years. However, in some instances, even the conduct of basic research can yield tangible societal benefits. Dr. Sinha will describe an effort that perhaps fits in this category. Named 'Project Prakash', this initiative provides sight to blind children on the one hand and helps address questions regarding brain plasticity and learning on the other. Through a combination of behavioral and brain-imaging studies, the effort has provided evidence of visual learning late in childhood and has illuminated some of the processes that might underlie such learning.
Subjects:
Blindness--rehabilitation Brain--physiology Child India Learning--physiology Neuronal Plasticity--physiology Visual Perception--physiology
