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Looking Inside the Adaptive Brain of the Blind

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Air date:	Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 2:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 983 (3 Live, 980 On-demand)
Category:	BSSR - Behavioral and Social Sciences
Runtime:	01:06:49
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Description:	2015-2016 BSSR Lecture Series Within the setting of visual deprivation, the brain undergoes dramatic reorganization in both its structure and function. Furthermore, these neuroplastic changes are intimately related to compensatory sensory and perceptual behaviors observed in individuals who are blind. We will present how modern neuroimaging has helped reveal the relationship between the brain and behavior as it relates to blindness. We will also highlight differences between individuals who are visually impaired due to ocular causes as compared to those who have developmental damage to the visual cortex. For more information go to https://obssr.od.nih.gov/news_and_events/lectures_and_seminars/BSSR_lecture_series/seminars.aspx

NLM Title:	Looking inside the adaptive brain of the blind / Lotfi B. Merabet.
Author:	Merabet, Lotfi B. National Institutes of Health (U.S.),
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Abstract:	(CIT): 2015-2016 BSSR Lecture Series. Within the setting of visual deprivation, the brain undergoes dramatic reorganization in both its structure and function. Furthermore, these neuroplastic changes are intimately related to compensatory sensory and perceptual behaviors observed in individuals who are blind. We will present how modern neuroimaging has helped reveal the relationship between the brain and behavior as it relates to blindness. We will also highlight differences between individuals who are visually impaired due to ocular causes as compared to those who have developmental damage to the visual cortex.
Subjects:	Adaptation, Physiological Blindness Neuronal Plasticity Visual Cortex--physiology
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast

NLM Classification:	WL 102
NLM ID:	101671890
CIT Live ID:	16959
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=16959

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