Multisensory integration, sensory substitution and visual rehabilitation

Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2014 Apr:41:1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.03.004.

Authors

Michael J Proulx¹, Maurice Ptito², Amir Amedi³

Affiliations

¹ Crossmodal Cognition Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom. Electronic address: m.j.proulx@bath.ac.uk.
² BRAINlab, Department of Neuroscience & Pharmacology, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; École d'Optométrie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
³ Department of Medical Neurobiology, The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.

PMID: 24759484
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.03.004

Abstract

Sensory substitution has advanced remarkably over the past 35 years since first introduced to the scientific literature by Paul Bach-y-Rita. In this issue dedicated to his memory, we describe a collection of reviews that assess the current state of neuroscience research on sensory substitution, visual rehabilitation, and multisensory processes.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Blindness / physiopathology*
Blindness / rehabilitation*
Brain / physiopathology*
Humans
Neuronal Plasticity / physiology*
Perception / physiology*
Sensory Aids
Visual Perception / physiology*

Grants and funding

310809/ERC_/European Research Council/International