| Literature DB >> 23453908 |
Laurent Renier1, Anne G De Volder2, Josef P Rauschecker3.
Abstract
The "neural Darwinism" theory predicts that when one sensory modality is lacking, as in congenital blindness, the target structures are taken over by the afferent inputs from other senses that will promote and control their functional maturation (Edelman, 1993). This view receives support from both cross-modal plasticity experiments in animal models and functional imaging studies in man, which are presented here.Entities:
Keywords: Congenital blindness; Cortical reorganization; Cross-modal plasticity; Functional neuroimaging; Visual deprivation
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23453908 PMCID: PMC3818399 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.01.025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Biobehav Rev ISSN: 0149-7634 Impact factor: 8.989