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When blind people do algebra, the brain’s visual areas light up
Posted on September 23, 2016 by Katherine Malanson | Categories: ND Final Project, ND Lesson1-2, ND Lesson1-3, ND Unit1, Neurological Disorders | | Add comment |

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A functional MRI study of 17 people who have been blind since birth found that areas of the brain usually devoted to visual information become active when a blind person is solving math problems. The study was published in the journal PNAS.

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