People blind from birth use visual brain area to improve other senses: Can hear and feel with greater acuity

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 14:20 in Psychology & Sociology

People who have been blind from birth make use of the visual parts of their brain to refine their sensation of sound and touch, according to an international team of researchers.

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