[BIC-announce] CRBLM talk

[Vincent Gracco, Dr.]

Please join us on Wednesday March 28th at 15h30, when Dr. Patrice Voss (MNI) presents a CRBLM talk entitled "Cross-modal plasticity in blindness." The talk takes place in Room 501 of the Goodman Cancer Centre at 1160 Pine Ave. West.

http://www.crblm.ca/activities/events/patrice_voss_crossmodal_plasticity_blindness

Abstract:

"The scientific literature has grown rich in research illustrating the remarkable ability of the brain to reorganize itself following sensory loss. This talk will cover much of the work Dr. Voss and colleagues have undertaken working with blind individuals in an attempt to better understand not only the behavioral consequences of blindness but also its impact on brain function and organization. From a behavioral perspective, this will particularly touch on the spatial hearing abilities as well as the pitch/spectral processing abilities of the blind which are generally found to be superior to what is observed in sighted individuals. Dr. Voss will present a series of findings that strongly suggest that these abilities are largely dependent on the organization of, and the functions carried out within, visually deafferented occipital structures."

Vincent L. Gracco, PhD
Director, Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music
McGill University
3640 de la Montagne
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 2A8

Telephone: 514-398-7298
Email: vincent.gracco at mcgill.ca
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