Do blind people hear better?
CJ Sabourin, Y Merrikhi, SG Lomber - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2022 - cell.com
For centuries, anecdotal evidence such as the perfect pitch of the blind piano tuner or blind
musician has supported the notion that individuals who have lost their sight early in life have …
musician has supported the notion that individuals who have lost their sight early in life have …
Auditory spatial perception without vision
P Voss - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Valuable insights into the role played by visual experience in shaping spatial
representations can be gained by studying the effects of visual deprivation on the remaining …
representations can be gained by studying the effects of visual deprivation on the remaining …
Resting state functional connectivity in early blind humans
Task-based neuroimaging studies in early blind humans (EB) have demonstrated
heightened visual cortex responses to non-visual paradigms. Several prior functional …
heightened visual cortex responses to non-visual paradigms. Several prior functional …
Short term memory and working memory in blind versus sighted children
A Withagen, AML Kappers, MPJ Vervloed… - Research in …, 2013 - Elsevier
There is evidence that blind people may strengthen their memory skills to compensate for
absence of vision. However, which aspects of memory are involved is open to debate and a …
absence of vision. However, which aspects of memory are involved is open to debate and a …
Cognitive and neuroplasticity mechanisms by which congenital or early blindness may confer a protective effect against schizophrenia
SM Silverstein, Y Wang, BP Keane - Frontiers in psychology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Several authors have noted that there are no reported cases of people with schizophrenia
who were born blind or who developed blindness shortly after birth, suggesting that …
who were born blind or who developed blindness shortly after birth, suggesting that …
Early but not late blindness leads to enhanced arithmetic and working memory abilities
Behavioural and neurophysiological evidence suggest that vision plays an important role in
the emergence and development of arithmetic abilities. However, how visual deprivation …
the emergence and development of arithmetic abilities. However, how visual deprivation …
Odor perception and odor awareness in congenital blindness
M Beaulieu-Lefebvre, FC Schneider, R Kupers… - Brain research …, 2011 - Elsevier
It is generally acknowledged that people blind from birth develop supra-normal sensory
abilities in order to compensate for their visual deficit. While extensive research has been …
abilities in order to compensate for their visual deficit. While extensive research has been …
Congenital blindness improves semantic and episodic memory
A Pasqualotto, JSY Lam, MJ Proulx - Behavioural brain research, 2013 - Elsevier
Previous studies reported that congenitally blind people possess superior verb-generation
skills. Here we tested the impact of blindness on capacity and the fidelity of semantic …
skills. Here we tested the impact of blindness on capacity and the fidelity of semantic …
Cognitive strengths in neurodevelopmental disorders, conditions and differences: A critical review
Neurodevelopmental disorders are traditionally characterised by a range of associated
cognitive impairments in, for example, sensory processing, facial recognition, visual …
cognitive impairments in, for example, sensory processing, facial recognition, visual …
A framework to account for the effects of visual loss on human auditory abilities.
Until recently, a commonly held view was that blindness resulted in enhanced auditory
abilities, underpinned by the beneficial effects of cross-modal neuroplasticity. This viewpoint …
abilities, underpinned by the beneficial effects of cross-modal neuroplasticity. This viewpoint …