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Lotfi B. Merabet serves as Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, holding the Frederick and Thaddeus Jakobiec Chair in Ophthalmology, and directs the Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity at Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary.
His research program investigates brain reorganization following vision loss through behavioral paradigms and neuroimaging methodologies, with primary focus on developing assistive technologies for the visually impaired. Key research domains include neuroplastic adaptation mechanisms, cerebral reorganization in blindness, sensory substitution systems, and translational applications of neuroimaging for visual rehabilitation.
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The Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity operates under Dr. Merabet's leadership to advance understanding of cross-modal brain reorganization and pioneer novel technological interventions for vision restoration and compensation.
