Table 1. Description of the congenitally-blind participants.

Pts	Age (years)	Sex	EHI score	MWT-B score	Age of blindness	Cause of blindness	Education
1	29	M	64	130	birth	DDT during pregnancy	US
2	34	M	100	130	birth	retinitis pigmentosa	UD
3	27	M	82	118	prenatal	VI during pregnancy	US
4	23	M	54	118	birth	retinitis pigmentosa	US
5	31	F	100	130	birth	retrolentale fibroplasie	US
6	31	F	27	136	birth	retrolentale fibroplasie	UD
7	16	F	40	100	birth	nervus opticus defect	HS
8	19	F	100	104	birth	retinotpathy of prematurity	HS
9	20	F	30	97	birth	LCA	HS
10	18	F	82	118	birth	gene defect	HS
11	19	F	91	118	birth	retinotpathy of prematurity	HS
12	18	M	50	118	birth	retinotpathy of prematurity	HS
13	20	M	56	104	birth	nervus opticus defect	HS
14	18	F	50	112	birth	retinotpathy of prematurity	HS
15	21	F	−100	112	birth	retinotpathy of prematurity	HD
16	20	F	54	101	birth	gene defect	HD

Note. The handedness score was assessed by the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI; right-handed: maximum score +100; left-handed: maximum score−100; [45]). The MWT-B [46] is a general measure of the participants' cognitive capacity (IQ). DDT, Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane; F, female; HD, High school degree; HS, High school student; LCA, Leber Congenital Amaurosis; M, male; Pts, Participants; UD, University degree; US, University Student; VI, Virus Infection.