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ArticleScience advances2025

The pulvinar regulates plasticity in human visual cortex.

Miriam Acquafredda, Jan W Kurzawski, Laura Biagi, Michela Tosetti, Maria Concetta Morrone, Paola Binda

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6 authors.

Miriam AcquafreddaDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0009-0004-8607-0751
Jan W KurzawskiFaculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2781-1236
Laura BiagiIRCCS Stella Maris, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2159-439X
Michela TosettiIRCCS Stella Maris, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2515-7560
Maria Concetta MorroneDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1025-0316
Paola BindaDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7200-353X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In normally sighted human adults, 2 hours of monocular deprivation is sufficient to transiently alter ocular dominance. Here, we show that this is associated with a reduction of functional connectivity between the pulvinar and primary visual cortex (V1), selective for the pulvinar-to-V1 directionality. Across participants, the strength of the pulvinar-to-V1 connectivity was negatively correlated with the ocular dominance shift, implying less plasticity in participants with stronger influence of the pulvinar over V1. Our results support a revised model of adult V1 plasticity, where short-term reorganization is gated by modulatory signals relayed by the pulvinar.

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Neuronal PlasticityPrimary Visual CortexPulvinarAdultDominance, OcularFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleVisual Cortex

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PMID41313775
PMCPMC12662198

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