INCREASED REGIONAL CEREBRAL BLOOD-FLOW IN INFERIOR OCCIPITAL CORTEX AND CEREBELLUM OF EARLY BLIND HUMANS

被引:76
作者
UHL, F
FRANZEN, P
PODREKA, I
STEINER, M
DEECKE, L
机构
[1] Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Vienna
基金
奥地利科学基金会;
关键词
VISUAL DEPRIVATION; HUMAN BLIND; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; TOUCH;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(93)90526-Q
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Cerebral flow indices were measured in 7 early blind and 13 sighted persons twice, during a task of passive and of active touch. In the blind, inferior occipital and cerebellar indices were higher. But they were not significantly modified by the kind of tactile task.
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页码:162 / 164
页数:3
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