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Task Selectivity as a Comprehensive Principle for Brain Organization
Amir Amedi1, Shir Hofstetter2, Shachar Maidenbaum2
1Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel; The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Research, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel; The Cognitive Science Program, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91220, Israel; Sorbonne Université, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Université Paris 06, Institute de la Vision, Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé (UMRS) 968, Paris 75012, France.
Abstract:
How do the anatomically consistent functional selectivities of the brain emerge? A new study by Bola and colleagues reveals task selectivity in auditory rhythm-selective areas in congenitally deaf adults perceiving visual rhythm sequences. Here, we contextualize this result with accumulating evidence from animal and human studies supporting sensory-independent task specializations as a comprehensive principle shaping brain (re)organization.