From: Max More (max@maxmore.com)
Date: Fri Apr 21 2000 - 14:27:58 MDT
A new vision: rewiring the brain
Scientists reroute visual inputs to auditory cortex in ferrets
REUTERS
LONDON, April 19 — Scientists say they have rewired the visual input of
young animals to a part of the brain normally used for hearing,
demonstrating a versatility of function that might someday lead to
treatments for brain damage and blindness.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/397370.asp?0m=H1FQ
Max
Max More, Ph.D.
President, Extropy Institute. www.extropy.org
CEO, MoreLogic Solutions. www.maxmore.com
max@maxmore.com or more@extropy.org
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