Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Effect of fundamental frequency removal on mistuned harmonic separation thresholds.

Frontiers in psychology·2026
Same author

The effect of auditory cues on heading direction during stepping-in-place in healthy adults with experimentally induced vestibular asymmetry.

Experimental brain research·2026
Same author

Musicians are better at using sounds as spatial body anchors.

Brain research·2026
Same author

Questioning the Usefulness of Stimulation Rate Changes to Optimize Perception in Cochlear Implant Users.

Audiology research·2026
Same author

Pure tone auditory thresholds and their association with cognition in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Scientific reports·2026
Same author

Exploring slow-phase eye velocity and nystagmus duration following caloric irrigation in Ménière's disease.

Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Apr 28, 2026

Assessment of Audio-Tactile Sensory Substitution Training in Participants with Profound Deafness Using the Event-Related Potential Technique
11:39

Assessment of Audio-Tactile Sensory Substitution Training in Participants with Profound Deafness Using the Event-Related Potential Technique

Published on: September 7, 2022

2.1K

Reduced procedural motor learning in deaf individuals.

Justine Lévesque1, Hugo Théoret2, François Champoux3

  • 1Centre de Recherche en Neuropsychologie et Cognition Montréal, QC, Canada ; Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal Métropolitain, Institut Raymond-Dewar Montréal, QC, Canada.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
|June 7, 2014
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Deaf adults show reduced ability to learn complex motor sequences compared to hearing individuals. This suggests auditory deprivation impacts procedural learning, potentially due to cross-modal neuroplasticity.

Keywords:
cochlear implantdeafnesshearing lossmotor learningplasticitysensory deprivationserial reaction time task

More Related Videos

Neuro-rehabilitation Approach for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
09:44

Neuro-rehabilitation Approach for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Published on: January 25, 2016

20.5K
Sound Source Localization Testing in Single-sided Deafness Following Bone Conduction Intervention
04:32

Sound Source Localization Testing in Single-sided Deafness Following Bone Conduction Intervention

Published on: December 20, 2024

1.0K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Apr 28, 2026

Assessment of Audio-Tactile Sensory Substitution Training in Participants with Profound Deafness Using the Event-Related Potential Technique
11:39

Assessment of Audio-Tactile Sensory Substitution Training in Participants with Profound Deafness Using the Event-Related Potential Technique

Published on: September 7, 2022

2.1K
Neuro-rehabilitation Approach for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
09:44

Neuro-rehabilitation Approach for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Published on: January 25, 2016

20.5K
Sound Source Localization Testing in Single-sided Deafness Following Bone Conduction Intervention
04:32

Sound Source Localization Testing in Single-sided Deafness Following Bone Conduction Intervention

Published on: December 20, 2024

1.0K

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Audiology

Background:

  • Cross-modal neuroplasticity is observed in deaf individuals, but motor capacities remain under-explored.
  • Previous research indicates potential deficits in manual dexterity and movement production in the deaf.
  • The impact of auditory deprivation on learning complex sequential motor patterns is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate procedural learning skills in deaf adults.
  • To examine sequence-specific learning in deaf individuals using a serial reaction-time task (SRTT).
  • To explore potential alterations in motor learning related to hearing loss characteristics.

Main Methods:

  • A serial reaction-time task (SRTT) was administered to 18 deaf adults and 18 matched hearing controls.
  • Participants learned a repeating 12-item key press sequence interspersed with random blocks.
  • Learning was assessed by analyzing sequence-specific and non-specific learning, considering individual hearing loss factors.

Main Results:

  • Deaf subjects demonstrated significantly less efficiency in acquiring sequence-specific knowledge compared to controls.
  • Differences in sequence-specific learning were observed between deaf and hearing groups.
  • The degree of hearing loss and age of onset/intervention (hearing aids vs. cochlear implant) were considered in the analysis.

Conclusions:

  • Deaf adults exhibit impaired procedural learning of complex motor sequences.
  • Findings support the role of cross-modal plasticity in motor skill acquisition.
  • The results may be interpreted through the lens of the auditory scaffolding hypothesis, suggesting auditory input's role in motor learning development.