Restorative neurology and neuroscience
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Restor. Neurol. Neurosci. · Sep 2016
Subcortical encoding of speech cues in children with congenital blindness.
Congenital visual deprivation underlies neural plasticity in different brain areas, and provides an outstanding opportunity to study the neuroplastic capabilities of the brain. ⋯ Our results suggest that neuroplasticity resulting from congenital blindness can be measured subcortically and has a heightened effect on temporal, musical and speech processing abilities. The findings have been discussed based on models of plasticity and the influence of corticofugal modulation in synthesizing complex auditory stimuli.