Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 59. No. 1., 2020.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2020.59.01.18
Neuroplasticity and Braille Reading
Valentina Mašić
orcid.org/0000-0003-4533-3151
; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ana Šečić
; Department of Rheumatology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
Tatjana Trošt Bobić
; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Luka Femec
; Podravsko sunce Center for Training, Education and Rehabilitation, Koprivnica, Croatia
Abstract
This article brings review of the studies and their findings about neuroplasticity of the brain and Braille reading, as well as some connections between the two. The goal of the article is to combine knowledge from different disciplines, thus enabling development of new efficient programs in rehabilitation. A lot of research has shown the possibility of brain reorganization (plasticity), indicating the creation of new neuron connections in people with vision loss which relate to Braille reading, especially in late-onset vision loss.
Keywords
Neural plasticity; Brain; Visual cortex; Vision disorders; Blindness – rehabilitation
Hrčak ID:
242357
URI
Publication date:
1.3.2020.
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