How does the brain encode information about the environment? Decades of research have
led to the pervasive notion that the object-processing pathway in primate cortex consists of …

Cognitive neuroscience seeks to discover how cognitive functions are implemented in
neural circuits. Studies of plasticity in blindness suggest that this mind–brain mapping is …

In this issue of the JCI, the dream of restoring useful vision to blind individuals with
neurotechnology moves one step closer to realization. Fernández et al. implanted an …

Is visual input during critical periods of development crucial for the emergence of the
fundamental topographical mapping of the visual cortex? And would this structure be …

It is a common view that the intricate array of specialized domains in the ventral visual
pathway is innately prespecified. What this review postulates is that they are not. We explore …

Face-processing occurs across ventral and lateral visual streams, which are involved in
static and dynamic face perception, respectively. However, the nature of spatial …

ABSTRACT A core assumption in the current neurosemantic research is that meanings of
concrete words (object nouns, action verbs) are at least partially grounded in modality …

Highlights•Biased connectivity and shape sensitivity explain plasticity in sensory
deprivations.•Large-scale network organization is preserved in deprived retinotopic visual …

The loss or absence of vision is probably one of the most incapacitating events that can
befall a human being. The importance of vision for humans is also reflected in brain anatomy …

Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) results from perinatal injury to visual processing structures
and pathways and is the most common individual cause of pediatric visual impairment and …