Increased regional cerebral blood flow in inferior occipital cortex and cerebellum of early blind humans.
Cerebral flow indices were measured in 7 early blind and 13 sighted persons twice, during a task of passive and of active touch. In the blind, inferior occipital and cerebellar indices were higher. But they were not significantly modified by the kind of tactile task.
Uhl
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F
Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Vienna, Austria.
Franzen
P
P
Podreka
I
I
Steiner
M
M
Deecke
L
L
D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
D005947:Glucose