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18844322

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
This study, using positron emission tomography, investigates the cortical activation generated by auditory stimulation in two congenitally blind cochlear implant users. In the patient with a relatively short history of deafness, activity increased in both auditory cortices and fell in the visual cortices. The patient with a longer period of deafness had greater activation of the visual cortices than the auditory cortices. A similar pattern of activity was seen when this patient subsequently had a second cochlear implant inserted into the opposite ear. The neural pathways formed after the restoration of auditory input in the congenitally blind can activate either the auditory or visual cortices. We suggest that the visual cortical activation demonstrated is of functional significance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1754-7628
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
177-85
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Neural plasticity in blind cochlear implant users.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK. kmjgreen@rcsed.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't