Plasticity and restoration of vision after visual system damage: An update

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 243-247

  Sabel, Bernhard A ^a,b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institute of Medical Technology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TRAINING; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 57149121465     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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