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Third Annual CVI Symposium: CVI Best Practices and Current Research presented by experts in CVI

April 7, 2017

Dr. Merabet presents at the Third Annual CVI Symposium at the Perkins School for the Blind. His presentation is titled "Visual Processing and the Impact of Damage to the Brain: What We Know AND How We Know It".

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Brain 'Rewires' Itself To Improve Hearing, Memory and Cognition in the Blind

March 29, 2017

Dr. Bauer and Dr. Merabet are recognized for their work, published in PLOS One, that shows the structural, anatomical and functional effects of being born blind.

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Power Boost

March 24, 2017

Dr. Bauer explains her research on how the brain 'rewires' itself to enhance other senses in people who are born blind to the Harvard Medical School press.

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Brain 'Rewires' to Work Around Early Blindness

March 22, 2017

Dr. Bauer explains her researcon how the brain adapts to being born without sight.

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Wiring diagram of the human brain, also known as the connectome. Published with article on gizmodo.com

The Brains of Blind People Really Are Wired to Enhance Other Senses

March 22, 2017

Gizmodo.com interviews Dr. Bauer on her work on studying the structural, anatomical and functional whole-brain effects of being born blind.

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Virtual Reality For Better Vision

February 10, 2017

Fitness Insider announces the publication of a video article by Dr. Merabet on a virtual reality game that can help people who are blind better navigate public places.

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