Neuroplasticity and The Brain

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Retrieved from https://www.wired.com/2015/02/science-one-agrees-color-dress/
References

Staff, N. (2017, January 19). How can going blind give you vision?. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2017/01/20/510624029/how-can-going-blind-give-you-vision 

Rogers, A. (2015, February 27). The science of why no one agrees on the color of this dress. Wired. Retrieved May 2, 2023, from https://www.wired.com/2015/02/science-one-agrees-color-dress/


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