Enrich the environment to empower the brain.

Environmental enrichment (EE) has long been exploited
to investigate the influence of the environment on brain
structure and function. Robust morphological and functional
effects elicited by EE at the neuronal level have
been reported to be accompanied by improvements in
cognitive performance. Recently, EE has been shown to
accelerate the development of the visual system and to
enhance visual-cortex plasticity in adulthood. These new
findings highlight the potential of EE as a promising noninvasive
strategy to ameliorate deficits in the maturation
of the nervous system and to promote recovery of normal
sensory functions in pathological conditions affecting
the adult brain.