Heather K. Dodson

Complex three-dimensional rearing environments amplify compensatory plasticity following early blindness

This study shows that enriched rearing environments enhance neural plasticity in the somatosensory cortex of early blind animals, leading to more adaptive behavioral and receptive field changes compared to standard rearing.

Developmental plasticity of texture discrimination following early vision loss in the marsupial Monodelphis domestica

This study investigates how early vision loss in opossums affects texture discrimination behavior, showing that early blind animals use tactile inputs more effectively than sighted controls.