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Visual stimuli activate auditory cortex in the deaf.

E M Finney1, I Fine, K R Dobkins

  • 1Psychology Department-0109, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.

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|November 13, 2001
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Early deafness causes visual stimuli to be processed in the auditory cortex. This cross-modal plasticity shows that the brain reorganizes sensory processing when one modality is lost.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Sensory processing
  • Brain plasticity

Background:

  • Sensory deprivation can lead to neural reorganization.
  • Previous studies show cross-modal plasticity in the visual cortex of blind individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate cross-modal plasticity in the human auditory cortex.
  • To determine if early deafness causes visual stimuli processing in auditory areas.

Main Methods:

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used.
  • Visually evoked activity was measured in auditory areas of early-deafened and hearing individuals.

Main Results:

  • Deaf subjects showed activation in the right auditory cortex (Brodmann's areas 42 and 22).

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  • Primary auditory cortex (area 41) was also activated by visual stimuli in deaf subjects.

    • Conclusions:

    • Early deafness results in the processing of visual stimuli within the auditory cortex.
    • This demonstrates significant cross-modal neural reorganization in the human brain.