Sign language ‘heard’ in the auditory cortex

Hiroshi Nishimura (), Kazuo Hashikawa, Katsumi Doi, Takako Iwaki, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Hideo Kusuoka, Tsunehiko Nishimura and Takeshi Kubo
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Hiroshi Nishimura: Osaka University Medical School
Kazuo Hashikawa: Osaka University Medical School
Katsumi Doi: Osaka University Medical School
Takako Iwaki: Osaka University Medical School
Yoshiyuki Watanabe: Osaka University Medical School
Hideo Kusuoka: Osaka University Medical School
Tsunehiko Nishimura: Osaka University Medical School
Takeshi Kubo: Osaka University Medical School

Nature, 1999, vol. 397, issue 6715, 116-116

Abstract: Abstract The upper regions of the brain's temporal lobe are important both for hearing and for comprehending spoken language. We have discovered that these regions can be activated by sign language in congenitally deaf subjects, even though the temporal lobe normally functions as an auditory area. This finding indicates that, in deaf people, the brain region usually reserved for hearing may be activated by other sensory modalities, providing striking evidence of neural plasticity.

Date: 1999
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