A thalamocortical pathway for fast rerouting of tactile information to occipital cortex in congenital blindness

A thalamocortical pathway for fast rerouting of tactile information to occipital cortex in congenital blindness

In congenitally blind people, tactile stimuli can activate the occipital (visual) cortex. Here, the authors show using magnetoencephalography (MEG) that occipital activation can occur within 35 ms following tactile stimulation, suggesting the existence of a fast thalamocortical pathway for touch in...

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Main Authors: Franziska Müller, Guiomar Niso, Soheila Samiee, Maurice Ptito, Sylvain Baillet, Ron Kupers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13173-7
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Summary:In congenitally blind people, tactile stimuli can activate the occipital (visual) cortex. Here, the authors show using magnetoencephalography (MEG) that occipital activation can occur within 35 ms following tactile stimulation, suggesting the existence of a fast thalamocortical pathway for touch in congenitally blind humans.
ISSN:2041-1723

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