Visual experience and cortical development

The past twelve years have been exciting for those interested in the classical question, “How much do our visual capacities depend on innate developmental factors, how much on the moulding effects of visual experience?” Recent papers1–4 have settled some issues, but may start new waves of controversy, and this is the occasion for writing this review.

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