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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

The contribution of cross-modal sensory input to reaching and grasping in blind and sighted short-tailed opossums.

Carlos R Pineda, Faith Zirkelbach-Ngai, Madeleine Miller, Leah A Krubitzer

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4 authors.

Carlos R PinedaDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Davis, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5741-2984
Faith Zirkelbach-NgaiCenter for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, USA.
Madeleine MillerCenter for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, USA.
Leah A KrubitzerDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Davis, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1938-8052

Funding

Vision Science Training Program: Cornea to CortexT32EY015387 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI MARIE E BURNS · 2003 to 2026
$4.8M
Cross modal plasticity following loss of vision at different developmental stages: Cortical function, connections and compensatory behaviorR01EY034303 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI KRUBITZER, LEAH ANN · 2022 to 2025
$1.5M
Cross-modal plasticity after the loss of vision at two early developmental ages in the posterior parietal cortex: Adult connections, cortical function and behavior.F31EY034400 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI PINEDA, CARLOS RODRIGO · 2023 to 2025
$125k
NEI NIH HHS F31 EY034400NEI NIH HHS R01 EY034303NEI NIH HHS T32 EY015387
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reaching and grasping are essential goal-directed behaviors that require the integration of visual, olfactory, and somatosensory inputs. Although the loss of vision can profoundly disrupt sensory-guided behaviors, mammals often exhibit compensatory cross-modal plasticity allowing them to reach and grasp with ease. To examine how early sensory loss shapes reaching behavior, we performed bilateral enucleations in short-tailed opossums (

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behavioral plasticityblindnesscompensatory plasticitycross modalgraspingreachingvision loss

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PMID42244535
PMCPMC13232175

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