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The architecture of audition: Study shows auditory cortex of hearing, deaf people are nearly identical

July 17, 2016 by

The neural architecture in the auditory cortex -- the part of the brain that processes sound -- of profoundly deaf and hearing people is virtually identical, a new study has found. The study raises a host of new questions about the role of experience in processing sensory information, and could point the way toward potential new avenues for treating deafness.

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