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How deaf people process other senses, a gene variant that protects against Alzheimer's, and special cells that wrap and feed neural extensions

By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

Deaf people see and touch differently
People who are born deaf process touch and visual input in what would be the brain’s hearing system, Christina Karns of the University of Oregon and colleagues report in the July 11 Journal of Neuroscience.