Origins of the specialization for letters and numbers in ventral occipitotemporal cortex
Deep in the occipitotemporal cortex lie two functional regions, the visual word form area
(VWFA) and the number form area (NFA), which are thought to play a special role in letter …
(VWFA) and the number form area (NFA), which are thought to play a special role in letter …
[HTML][HTML] Sensory substitution: Closing the gap between basic research and widespread practical visual rehabilitation
Sensory substitution devices (SSDs) have come a long way since first developed for visual
rehabilitation. They have produced exciting experimental results, and have furthered our …
rehabilitation. They have produced exciting experimental results, and have furthered our …
Impact of blindness onset on the functional organization and the connectivity of the occipital cortex
Contrasting the impact of congenital versus late-onset acquired blindness provides a unique
model to probe how experience at different developmental periods shapes the functional …
model to probe how experience at different developmental periods shapes the functional …
[HTML][HTML] Neuroplasticity in adult human visual cortex
Abstract Between 1-5: 100 people worldwide have never experienced normotypic vision due
to a condition called amblyopia, and about 1: 4000 suffer from inherited retinal dystrophies …
to a condition called amblyopia, and about 1: 4000 suffer from inherited retinal dystrophies …
Mind the blind brain to understand the sighted one! Is there a supramodal cortical functional architecture?
While most of the research in blind individuals classically has focused on the compensatory
plastic rearrangements that follow loss of sight, novel behavioral, anatomical and functional …
plastic rearrangements that follow loss of sight, novel behavioral, anatomical and functional …
Multisensory perceptual learning and sensory substitution
MJ Proulx, DJ Brown, A Pasqualotto, P Meijer - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
One of the most exciting recent findings in neuroscience has been the capacity for neural
plasticity in adult humans and animals. Studies of perceptual learning have provided key …
plasticity in adult humans and animals. Studies of perceptual learning have provided key …
Missing links: The functional unification of language and memory (L∪ M)
The field of neurocognition is currently undergoing a significant change of perspective.
Traditional neurocognitive models evolved into an integrative and dynamic vision of …
Traditional neurocognitive models evolved into an integrative and dynamic vision of …
Revisiting the adaptive and maladaptive effects of crossmodal plasticity
One of the most striking demonstrations of experience-dependent plasticity comes from
studies of sensory-deprived individuals (eg, blind or deaf), showing that brain regions …
studies of sensory-deprived individuals (eg, blind or deaf), showing that brain regions …
Plasticity in the auditory system
DRF Irvine - Hearing research, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the last 30 years a wide range of manipulations of auditory input and experience have
been shown to result in plasticity in auditory cortical and subcortical structures. The time …
been shown to result in plasticity in auditory cortical and subcortical structures. The time …
Sex differences in brain plasticity: a new hypothesis for sex ratio bias in autism
Several observations support the hypothesis that differences in synaptic and regional
cerebral plasticity between the sexes account for the high ratio of males to females in autism …
cerebral plasticity between the sexes account for the high ratio of males to females in autism …