The Blindfold Experiment

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The Blindfold Experiment
Pascual-Leone et al., 2003
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Day 5 (blindfold)
Day 5 (blindfold removed)
- left tactile object - left sensory control -
right tactile object - right sensory control -
verbal memory
Pascual-Leone et al. Ann Rev Neurosci, 2005
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Braille Reading Performance
50
45
40
35
Braille Character Recognition errors
30
25
Blindfolded
20
Control
15
Day 1
Day 3
Day 5
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Lessons Learned
Auditory Cortex
Nishimura et al., Nature, 1999 and Lee et al.,
Nature 2001