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Early visual deprivation impairs multisensory interactions in humans

Putzar, Lisa, Goerendt, Ines, Lange, Kathrin, Rösler, Frank, Röder, Brigitte·2007·Nature Neuroscience

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Animal studies have shown that visual deprivation during the first months of life permanently impairs the interactions between sensory systems. Here we report an analogous effect for humans who had been deprived of pattern vision for at least the first five months of their life as a result of congenital binocular cataracts. These patients showed reduced audio-visual interactions in later life, although their visual performance in control tasks was unimpaired. Thus, adequate (multisensory) input during the first months of life seems to be a prerequisite in humans, as well as in animals, for the full development of cross-modal interactions.

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Authors
Putzar, L., Goerendt, I., Lange, K., Rösler, F., & Röder, B.
Affiliations
  • Universität Hamburg (DE)
  • Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
  • Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
Corresponding author
Putzar, Lisa
Venue
Nature Neuroscience
Published
2007-09-16
Volume
10
Issue
10
Pages
1243-1245
ISSN
  • 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1726
OpenAlex
W2023711861
Cited by
179
References
15
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Keywords
visual deprivation, multisensory integration, auditory-visual interaction, congenital cataract, cross-modal interaction, pattern vision
MeSH terms
Acoustic Stimulation, Adolescent, Adult, Auditory Perception, Cataract, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Photic Stimulation, Sensory Deprivation, Visual Perception

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