Neural specialization for 'visual' concepts emerges in the absence of vision https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.23.552701v1 "preserved neural signatures of 'visual' light events in the left middle temporal gyrus (LMTG)"; #congenitally #blind
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Does visual experience influence arm #proprioception and its lateralization? Evidence from passive matching performance in #congenitally-#blind and #sighted adults https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030439402300294X
#sighted #blind #congenitally #proprioception
White matter #plasticity following #cataract surgery in #congenitally #blind patients https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2207025120 "sight surgery induced considerable white matter plasticity in late-visual pathways"; #neuroscience
#neuroscience #blind #congenitally #cataract #plasticity
Brazilian research uncovers why #congenitally #blind people show activity in visual-processing areas of the brain https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/976644 "the visual cortex is also invaded by connections that refine other senses, such as hearing and touch"; #plasticity #neuroscience
#neuroscience #plasticity #blind #congenitally
Reorganization of thalamocortical connections in #congenitally #blind humans https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hbm.26192 "shedding light on the possible mechanisms of cross-modal plasticity in humans"; #crossmodal #plasticity #neuroscience
#neuroscience #plasticity #crossmodal #blind #congenitally
(YouTube) Crossing streets with #The_vOICe sensory substitution app https://youtube.com/watch?v=ceSO-Qlq8TM #congenitally #blind #vision #a11y #sight
#sight #a11y #vision #blind #congenitally #the_voice