Rapid recovery from the effects of early monocular deprivation is enabled by temporary inactivation of the retinas
A half-century of research on the consequences of monocular deprivation (MD) in animals has revealed a great deal about the pathophysiology of amblyopia. MD initiates synaptic changes in the visual cortex that reduce acuity and binocular vision by causing neurons to lose responsiveness to the depriv...
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| Language: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.),
2017-09-13T16:56:21Z.
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