Neurological insults, such as congenital blindness, deafness, amputation, and stroke, often
result in surprising and impressive behavioural changes. Cortical reorganisation, which …

The idea that predictions shape how we perceive and comprehend the world has become
increasingly influential in the field of systems neuroscience. It also forms an important …

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 …

In the quarter century following the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, art
museums, along with other public institutions, were tasked with making their facilities and …

After introducing the new field of cultural evolution, we review a growing body of empirical
evidence suggesting that culture shapes what people attend to, perceive and remember as …

Similar to humans and animals, deep artificial neural networks exhibit critical periods during
which a temporary stimulus deficit can impair the development of a skill. The extent of the …

This article reviews theoretical and empirical arguments for and against various theories that
explain the classic Ponzo illusion and its variants from two different viewpoints concerning …

Congenital sensory deprivation can lead to reorganization of the deprived cortical regions
by another sensory system. Such cross-modal reorganization may either compete with or …

Behavioral responses are influenced by knowledge acquired during the lifetime of an
individual and by predispositions transmitted across generations. Establishing the origin of …

In humans, geometrical illusions are thought to reflect mechanisms that are usually helpful
for seeing the world in a predictable manner. These mechanisms deceive us given the right …