Super Powers for the Blind and Deaf
This article includes a new research study from UO published in The Journal of Neuroscience. The article focuses on how the brain compensates when one of the senses is not present. One interesting discussion point in the article is the topic of cross-modal neuroplasticity, a phenomenon where the brain is able to re-organize itself to support other senses. The article notes that this change in the brain may be the reason some Deaf do not find hearing aids or cochlear implants helpful, because their brain has already re-wired to not include the auditory senses and to support others such as vision and touch.
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