Amblyopia: The Thalamus Is a No-Go Area for Visual Acuity

Koen Seignette; Christiaan N Levelt

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.081

Amblyopia: The Thalamus Is a No-Go Area for Visual Acuity

Koen Seignette, Christiaan N Levelt

Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN)

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When one eye does not function well during development, the visual cortex becomes less responsive to it and visual acuity declines. New research suggests that reduced response strength and deteriorating acuity occur in separate circuits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R709-R712
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	28
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.081
Publication status	Published - May 2018

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