Tool manipulation is represented similarly in the brains of the blind and the sighted

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 12:20 in Psychology & Sociology

Blind people think about manipulating tools in the same regions of the brain as do people who can see, according to a new study. The researchers say this adds to evidence that the brain has a fairly defined organization, while still being able to adapt to unusual conditions, such as not having any vision.

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