[HTML][HTML] Neuroplasticity in adult human visual cortex

E Castaldi, C Lunghi, MC Morrone - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Between 1-5: 100 people worldwide have never experienced normotypic vision due
to a condition called amblyopia, and about 1: 4000 suffer from inherited retinal dystrophies …

Proton and multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the human brain at ultra-high field strength: A review

A Henning - Neuroimage, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) allows for a non-invasive and non-
ionizing determination of in vivo tissue concentrations and metabolic turn-over rates of more …

Reduced GABAergic action in the autistic brain

CE Robertson, EM Ratai, N Kanwisher - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
An imbalance between excitatory/inhibitory neurotransmission has been posited as a central
characteristic of the neurobiology of autism [1], inspired in part by the striking prevalence of …

Complementary contributions of non-REM and REM sleep to visual learning

M Tamaki, Z Wang, T Barnes-Diana, DA Guo… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Sleep is beneficial for learning. However, it remains unclear whether learning is facilitated
by non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep or by REM sleep, whether it results from plasticity …

Overlearning hyperstabilizes a skill by rapidly making neurochemical processing inhibitory-dominant

K Shibata, Y Sasaki, JW Bang, EG Walsh… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Overlearning refers to the continued training of a skill after performance improvement has
plateaued. Whether overlearning is beneficial is a question in our daily lives that has never …

The impact of a lack of mathematical education on brain development and future attainment

G Zacharopoulos, F Sella… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Formal education has a long-term impact on an individual's life. However, our knowledge of
the effect of a specific lack of education, such as in mathematics, is currently poor but is …

A new counterintuitive training for adult amblyopia

C Lunghi, AT Sframeli, A Lepri, M Lepri… - Annals of Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether short‐term inverse occlusion,
combined with moderate physical exercise, could promote the recovery of visual acuity and …

Response to short-term deprivation of the human adult visual cortex measured with 7T BOLD

P Binda, JW Kurzawski, C Lunghi, L Biagi, M Tosetti… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Sensory deprivation during the post-natal 'critical period'leads to structural reorganization of
the developing visual cortex. In adulthood, the visual cortex retains some flexibility and …

Reduced occipital GABA in Parkinson disease with visual hallucinations

MJ Firbank, J Parikh, N Murphy, A Killen, CL Allan… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To investigate the relationship between visual hallucinations in Parkinson disease
(PD) and levels of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the primary visual cortex. Methods We …

Short‐term monocular deprivation alters early components of visual evoked potentials

C Lunghi, M Berchicci, MC Morrone… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Short‐term monocular deprivation in adult humans produces a perceptual boost
of the deprived eye reflecting homeostatic plasticity. Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) to …