Task Selectivity as a Comprehensive Principle for Brain Organization

Amir Amedi; Shir Hofstetter; Shachar Maidenbaum; Benedetta Heimler

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2017.03.007

Task Selectivity as a Comprehensive Principle for Brain Organization

Amir Amedi, Shir Hofstetter, Shachar Maidenbaum, Benedetta Heimler

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Abstract

How do the anatomically consistent functional selectivities of the brain emerge? A new study by Bola and colleagues reveals task selectivity in auditory rhythm-selective areas in congenitally deaf adults perceiving visual rhythm sequences. Here, we contextualize this result with accumulating evidence from animal and human studies supporting sensory-independent task specializations as a comprehensive principle shaping brain (re)organization.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-310
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	21
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2017.03.007
State	Published - 1 May 2017
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

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