Deafness alters the spatial mapping of touch.

Auditory input plays an important role in the development of body-related processes. The absence of auditory input in deafness is understood to have a significant, and even irreversible, impact on these processes. The ability to map touch on the body is an important element of body-related processin...

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Main Authors: Andréanne Sharp, Simon P Landry, Maxime Maheu, François Champoux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5834188?pdf=render