Imaging studies in congenital anophthalmia reveal preservation of brain architecture in 'visual' cortex

Brain

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3467-3480

  Bridge, Holly ^a   Cowey, Alan ^a   Ragge, Nicola ^a   Watkins, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Congenital blindness; Diffusion tensor imaging; Structural imaging; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOPHTHALMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE PROJECTION; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 72649100212     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp279     Document Type: Article

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