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Squint and the development of binocularity in humans

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IN the past ten years it has been shown that binocularity1, orientation sensitivity2,3, ocular dominance4 and disparity5 of cortical neurones can be modified by experimental procedures in kittens during the sensitive period (3–14 weeks of age).

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  1. Department of Neurobiology, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, D 3400, Göttingen, POB 968, West Germany

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HOHMANN, A., CREUTZFELDT, O. Squint and the development of binocularity in humans. Nature 254, 613–614 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/254613a0

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