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Looking to develop sight

Producing a single image from two eyes requires complex brain circuitry. A comparison of neural responses in babies shows that early visual stimulation following premature birth leads to accelerated development of the visual system.

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Birch, E. Looking to develop sight. Nature 487, 441–442 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/487441a

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