support from animal studies

• P- early evidence of neuroplasticity and functional recovery was derived from animal studies
• E- a pioneering study by David Hubel and Torten Wiesel (1963) involved sewing one eye of a kitten shut and analysing the brain's cortical responses
• E- it was found that the area of the visual cortex associated with the shut eye was not idle (as had been predicted) but continued to process information from the open eye
• L- this supports homologous areas and early studies like this paved the way for modern research into neuroplasticity and functional recovery