Functional selectivity for face processing in the temporal voice area of early deaf individuals
Stefania Benetti, Markus J. van Ackeren, Giuseppe Rabini, Joshua Zonca, Valentina Foa, Francesca Baruffaldi, Mohamed Rezk, Francesco Pavani, Bruno Rossion, Olivier Collignon
The paper shows that early deaf individuals exhibit enhanced face processing in the auditory cortex, which typically handles voice processing in hearing people.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 26, 2017Peer-reviewedNeuroscience