Studies have shown that even a few hours of monocular deprivation can markedly improve the visual function of the deprived eye in adults. However, the underlying neural mechanisms of this ocular dominance plasticity remain unclear.
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Dual mechanisms drive rapid eye dominance plasticity in the adult brain, study reveals
November 26, 2025
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