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From: sheinberg-david@CS.YALE.EDU (David Sheinberg)
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Subject: Re: Flexibility of nervous systems
Summary: See 9 December 1988 _Science_
Keywords: Mriganka Sur
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Date: 15 Mar 89 01:47:33 GMT
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In article <1595@astroatc.UUCP> johne@astroatc.UUCP (Jonathan Eckrich) writes:
>...
>I recently read an article (Sorry, but I cannot recall the name) that
>discussed operations performed on infant ferrets.  The optic nerves were
>rerouted to what should be the part of the brain that handles hearing.

The article you're referring to is called "Experimentally Induced Visual
Projections in Auditory Thalamus and Cortex" by Mriganka Sur, et al.  It's
published in the December 9, 1988 _Science_ (vol 242) pp. 1437-1441.  It
certainly raises some fascinating philosophical questions.

David Sheinberg
sheinb@yale-zoo-suned.arpa