Intramodal cortical plastic changes after moderate visual impairment in human amblyopia

Matin Mortazavi, Kiera Aigner, Jessica E. Antono, Christina Gambacorta, Mor Nahum, Dennis M. Levi, Julia Föcker

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Abstract

Early blindness results in alterations in the neural responses to auditory stimuli. Here we show that even moderately reduced vision in one eye early in life is sufficient to induce neural plastic changes in voice processing. We asked individuals with reduced visual acuity in one eye due to amblyopia to attend to vocal cues during electroencephalogram recording. We found enhanced frontal auditory responses at 125 ms–225 ms, which were correlated with reduced vision in the amblyopic eye, but not the fellow eye. Our results indicate intramodal reorganization, typically observed after congenital profound visual deprivation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104871
JournaliScience
Volume25
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Sep 2022

Keywords

  • Biological sciences
  • Sensory neuroscience

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General

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