The Neural Organization of Visual Information in the Auditory Cortex of the Congenitally Deaf
Using fMRI and pRF modeling, we show that visual spatial information is represented in the auditory cortex of congenital deaf individuals through deactivation signals. These negative BOLD responses suggest a novel mechanism of cross-modal plasticity.
Authors
- Joana Sayal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4949-1547)
- Zohar Tal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7430-3563)
- Alessio Fracasso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4542-112X)
- Bi Yanchao
- Fang Fang
- Jorge Almeida
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- McGovern Institute for Brain Research (US)
- Peking University (CN)
- Beijing Normal University (CN)
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research (CN)
- Center for Life Sciences (CN)
- Peking University Sixth Hospital (CN)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Human Brain Mapping
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.70444
- Primary Topic
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Fundação Bial
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Research Executive Agency
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia