Neuroplasticity of the visual system in deaf adults
Context
Loss of one sensory modality leads to an increased reliance on the remaining senses, and as a result, the unaffected senses often become relatively enhanced. For example, deaf individuals are better at detecting peripheral visual stimuli, suggesting that their visual system has adapted to differences in visual experience.
The research
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging and other neuroimaging techniques, we measure the anatomical and physiological changes in the eyes and brain associated with increased peripheral visual sensitivity in deaf adults.
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York Neuroimaging Centre
Co-directors Aidan Horner and Beth Jefferies, Department of Psychology
reception@ynic.york.ac.uk
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York Neuroimaging Centre,
The Biocentre,
York Science Park,
Heslington,
York
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Heidi Baseler
Dr Baseler's research focuses on understanding the neural mechanisms specialised for processing central and peripheral vision, and how these mechanisms respond to sensory loss (visual or auditory).
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André Gouws
Dr Gouws' research interests include neurochemistry, face processing, illusory stimuli and cortical reorganisation.
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Alex Wade
Professor Wade's research interests include visual attention, the representation of colour and contrast in the human brain and the way in which these processes are affected by neurological diseases.
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Tony Morland
Professor Morland is interested in how the brain organises visual information in the light of visual deficits that arise as a result of disease or damage to the visual system and the effects of visual diseases and disorders on visual function.
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York Neuroimaging Centre
Co-directors Aidan Horner and Beth Jefferies, Department of Psychology
reception@ynic.york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 325940
York Neuroimaging Centre,
The Biocentre,
York Science Park,
Heslington,
York
YO10 5NY
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