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Krystal Huxlin poses for a photo in her lap, with computer equipment in the background.

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May 28, 2019 | 01:49 pm

Brain stimulation speeds up visual learning in healthy adults, helps patients re-learn how to see

One particular type of brain stimulation enhances the brain’s ability to process visual information, and may aid in faster vision recovery after a stroke or traumatic brain injury.

topics: brain injury, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, Flaum Eye Institute, Krystel Huxlin, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, stroke, vision,

Man with therapeutic glasses stares at an image of an eye on a computer monitor

Science & Technology

September 14, 2017 | 02:17 pm

Quadcast: Rebooting the brain for better vision after a stroke

Krystel Huxlin has developed rigorous visual training that can restore some of the basic vision lost to traumatic brain injury, stroke, or a tumor. Here Huxlin discusses how this therapy teaches undamaged parts of the brain to take over.

topics: featured-post-side, Flaum Eye Institute, Krystel Huxlin, Light and Sound Interactive, research finding, School of Medicine and Dentistry, stroke, vision,

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Brain stimulation speeds up visual learning in healthy adults, helps patients re-learn how to see

Quadcast: Rebooting the brain for better vision after a stroke