Rewiring the adult brain — Scanning the mind of a blind 'Batman' reveals that novel maps can emerge in the adult brain
Research reveals a new form of brain plasticity -- formation of 'topographic maps' in the wake of an unusual sensory experience
Published 2021-07-01 · Original archive entry · Explore research explainers
The adult brain is more malleable than previously thought, according to researchers from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. They trained a 50-year-old man, blind from birth, to "see" by ear, and found that neural circuits in his brain formed so-called topographic maps - a type of brain organization previously thought to emerge only in infancy. This finding reported recently in END