Professor Sir Colin Blakemore FRS, a brilliant force for good within neuroscience and beyond (1944–2022)

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Oxford, in 1979, at the unprecedented tender age of 35 years. In Berkley, Cambridge and Oxford, Colin made many major contributions to our understanding of the organization and development of the visual system 1 .He was also amongst the first to propose that the environment shapes the developing and adult brain 2 .He identified factors that mediate neural plasticity at the molecular, cellular and systems levels 1 .His work defined the periods during which manipulation of sensory input has a lasting effect on sensory perception, thereby defining critical periods for therapeutic interventions. Colin's research on amblyopia eventually led to clinical trials and he continued to work on clinical publications until his death 3 .Many of his seminal research articles have become 'citation classics' 4 , indicating their lasting impact. His major scientific legacies include not only his own extraordinary publication record,

Authors: Molnár, Z; Hannan, AJ

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Nature Research
• Journal: Nature Neuroscience
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1249-1250
• Publication date: 2022-08-01
• DOI: 10.1038/s41593-022-01139-w
• EISSN: 1546-1726
• ISSN: 1097-6256
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cognitive science; Neuroscience; Psychology; Neuroscientist