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A neurobiologist explores the amazing capacity of the brain to rewire itself at any age.
by Susan R. Barry, Ph.D.

When Tests Fail

By Susan R. Barry, Ph.D. on May 27, 2009 in Eyes on the Brain

In the last post, I talked about adaptations: how my husband Dan had adapted to the microgravity of spaceflight and how I had adapted to seeing with crossed eyes. Not all adaptations are beneficial, but in this post I want to describe a remarkable adaptation and how clinical tests failed to reveal it.

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Susan R. Barry, Ph.D., is a professor of neurobiology in the Department of Biological Sciences at Mount Holyoke College and the author of Fixing My Gaze (June, 2009).

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