Mackenzie Englund

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.

The paper compares gene expression patterns in the cortex across species using new algorithms, finding varying conservation levels in different brain regions.

This study examines how early blindness affects sensorimotor behavior and sensory reliance in short-tailed opossums, finding increased tactile accuracy but reduced flexibility when whiskers are trimmed.