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Overall, the participant showed a significant improvement in visual acuity and a marked increase in autonomy. He was able to consistently identify shapes and letters, improve coordination when grasping objects, and move with greater confidence in daily life. The patient reported that the recovered vision allowed him to function more safely in everyday activities.
These findings may help inform new therapeutic approaches for visual rehabilitation in people with severe damage to visual pathways, or even in other types of brain injury, using non-invasive techniques such as transcranial electrical stimulation, Fernández Jover suggests. However, he emphasizes that “these results were observed in only one participant, which suggests that unique individual characteristics may have contributed to this outcome.”
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Alfaro, A., Soo, L., et al. (2026). Brain Communications. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaf504
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