Do you see what I'm saying? Interactions between auditory and visual cortices in cochlear implant users.
Primary sensory cortices are generally thought to be devoted to one sensory modality-vision, hearing, or touch, for example. Surprising interactions between these sensory modes have recently been reported. One example demonstrates that people with cochlear implants show increased activity in visual cortex when listening to speech; this may be related to enhanced lipreading ability.
Zatorre
R J
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Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Quebec H3A 2B4, Montreal, Canada. robert.zatorre@mcgill.ca
D000818:Animals; D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D006801:Humans; D008085:Lipreading; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D013060:Speech; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*