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In order to develop more effective rehabilitative therapies for stroke patients, we must understand what biological barriers limit functional recovery. Here we study functional recovery after stroke in the visual domain where recovery can be easily quantified with visual field t…

Cortical blindness (CB) is a common sequela after stroke affecting primary visual cortex, presenting as a contralesional, homonymous visual field cut. It is widely assumed that, after a brief period of spontaneous improvement, the vision loss becomes stable and permanent. Yet, t…