Abstract
People treated for bilateral congenital cataracts offer a model to study the influence of visual deprivation in early infancy on visual and multisensory development. We investigated cross-modal integration capabilities in cataract patients using a simple detection task that provided redundant information to two different senses. In both patients and controls, redundancy gains were consistent with coactivation models, indicating an integrated processing of modality-specific information. This finding is in contrast with recent studies showing impaired higher-level multisensory interactions in cataract patients. The present results suggest that basic cross-modal integrative processes for simple short stimuli do not depend on visual and/or crossmodal input since birth.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Developmental Neuropsychology |
| Vol/bind | 37 |
| Udgave nummer | 8 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 697-711 |
| Antal sider | 15 |
| ISSN | 8756-5641 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2012 |