The cerebral cortex constitutes more than half the volume of the human brain and is
presumed to be responsible for the neuronal computations underlying complex phenomena�…

Hierarchy is a major organizational principle of the cortex and underscores modern
computational theories of cortical function. The local microcircuit amplifies long-distance�…

Early visual areas are retinotopically organized in human and non-human primates.
Population receptive field (pRF) size increases with eccentricity and from lower-to higher�…

Highlights•Congenital cataract reversal individuals reveal sensitive periods in human brain
development.•Striate cortex recovers to a larger degree than extrastriate cortex after sight�…

Sensitive periods in brain development are phases of enhanced susceptibility to experience.
Here we discuss research from human and non-human neuroscience studies which have�…

Our assignment was to review the development of the face-processing network, an
assignment that carries the presupposition that a face-specific developmental program�…

A hierarchical development of cortical areas was suggested over a century ago, but the
diversity and complexity of cortical hierarchy properties have so far prevented a formal�…

Congenital blindness leads to profound changes in electroencephalographic (EEG) resting
state activity. A well-known consequence of congenital blindness in humans is the reduction�…

Human visual cortex is organized with striking consistency across individuals. While recent
findings demonstrate an unexpected coupling between functional and cytoarchitectonic�…

Investigating the changes in the brain that result from a loss of sensory input has provided
significant insight into the considerable capacity of the brain to reorganise. One of the�…