Scientists scan brains to unlock how blindness adapts to new tech

NCT ID NCT07450677

Summary

This study aims to understand how the brain changes when people learn to use technology that turns visual information into sound or touch patterns. Researchers will use brain scans and simple tasks to compare how blind and sighted participants learn and adapt over five weeks. The goal is to gather knowledge about brain flexibility, not to treat or cure blindness.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University

    Palo Alto, California, 94303, United States

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  • LUCAS Center for Imaging

    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

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