Plasticity is an intrinsic property of the human brain and represents evolution's invention to
enable the nervous system to escape the restrictions of its own genome and thus adapt to …

The objective of this review is to examine and evaluate recent findings on cognitive
functioning (in particular imagery processes) in individuals with congenital visual …

The newly revised edition of this groundbreaking textbook provides a comprehensive
overview of the theory, research, and applications of nonverbal communication. Authored by …

Functional imaging studies in blind subjects have shown tactile activation of cortical areas
that normally subserve vision, but whether blind people have enhanced tactile acuity has …

Brain imaging studies describe visual cortex activity in blind people during nonvisual tasks
such as Braille reading, hearing words, or sensory discriminations of tactile or auditory …

Literacy for blind people requires learning Braille. Along with others, we have shown that
reading Braille activates visual cortex. This includes striate cortex (V1), ie, banks of calcarine …

Multiple functional methods including functional magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial
magnetic stimulation, and positron emission tomography have shown cortical reorganization …

This article reviews studies demonstrating activity in visual cortex during tactile perception in
sighted participants as well as in those who have experienced visual deprivation of varying …

Blind individuals show visual cortex activity during Braille reading. We examined whether
such cross‐modal activations reflect processing somatosensory stimuli independent of …

Previous neuroimaging studies of language processing in blind individuals described
cortical activation of primary (V1) and higher tier visual areas, irrespective of the age of …