Behavioral and neuroplastic changes in the blind: Evidence for functionally relevant cross-modal interactions

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 98, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 221-233

  Théoret, Hugo ^a   Merabet, Lotfi ^a   Pascual Leone, Alvaro ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blindness; Cross modal; Multimodal; Plasticity; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BLINDNESS; BRAILLE; DEAFFERENTATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TOUCH; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PROSTHESIS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 5144230883     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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