Superior auditory and tactile sensory capabilities in the blind

• Main Authors: Kwong, Cho Ki, Alwi, Nurmalina
• Other Authors: Xu, Hong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52695
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The brain has been shown to be remarkably plastic and adaptive, possessing the ability to repair and reorganise itself in the event of insult or sensory deprivation. The following review will focus on studies surrounding the influence of blindness on auditory and tactile perception, examining whethe...