Activation of the primary visual cortex by braille reading

Link to the citations in Scopus. Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Activation of the primary visual cortex by Braille reading in blind subjects'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. View full fingerprint. Nature , , In: Nature. In: Nature , Vol. All blind individuals reading Braille and discriminating nonsense dots showed robust activation of the primary, secondary, and higher visual cortex.

Application of peripheral electrical stimuli to the reading hand revealed expected sensory activation of the primary somatosensory cortex, but no activation in the visual cortex. Pure motor activation during finger tapping with the reading hand showed expected precentral activation and no activation of visual cortex. In conclusion, occipital activation during Braille reading and discrimination tasks is not due to plasticity of sensory or motor function; pure motor or sensory tasks do not lead to an activation of striate cortex.

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