Novel sensations in the congenitally blind

Novel sensations in the congenitally blind


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A report on page 526 of this issue shows that, in blind subjects, the primary visual cortex becomes activated via the neural pathways mediating the sensation of touch. The implications of


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INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Department of Neurosurgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1029, USA Tim Rons Authors *


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