Cognitive neuroscience: rewired or crosswired brains?
A new study of congenitally blind participants has provided important insights into the neuronal mechanisms of brain reorganization after injury, with implications for our knowledge of other cross-modal phenomena, such as synaesthesia, and for the generation of qualia.
Cohen Kadosh
Roi
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Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Department of Psychology, University College London, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK. roico@bgu.ac.il
Walsh
Vincent
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D001766:Blindness / Q000151:congenital* / Q000209:etiology; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation