'Sensory checkpoint' in adult brain keeps remodeling itself long after adolescence, scientists find
Medical Xpress
February 27, 2026
The dominant theory in neuroscience has been that the sensory processing circuits in our brain are finalized in early childhood and fixed afterward. A recently published study, however, overturned this widely believed theory, and suggested that the brain remodels its own circuits even during adulthood and increases the precision of sensory perception.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 2/27/2026