Talk:Cross modal plasticity

Suggestions for definition of cross-modal plasticity and section "plasticity in the deaf"
The definition is misleading. It says, "Cross modal plasticity is the adaptive reorganization of neurons to integrate the function of two or more sensory systems." The use of "integrate" suggests (to me) two modalities/senses working in conjunction, rather than the brain tissue naturally used to processing an absent/disused sense being reorganized to aid the processing of another sense. Also, this reorganization is taking place at the level of the cortex, not simply the neuron.

I think the section on plasticity in the deaf could go deeper. Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks has much information on the improved visuospatial abilities of the deaf. Finally, it might be beneficial to break this section down into "Neurobiology" and "Cognitive differences," but I'm not sure about that. Requiredforclass (talk) 20:16, 7 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Great ideas! I am currently improving on the language used in the section "plasticity in the deaf," such as ensuring the tense is consistent throughout the overall article and fixing some spelling errors. K-BlueHerring (talk) 00:22, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Introduction Needs

 * I think that the sentence structure in the first paragraph is repetitive and also needs to be simplified for a more general audience. mmm.designs (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 04:30, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Potential References for Editing Article
Hey all, I am planning on improving this page, especially the plasticity in the deaf section. Here are some references I plan on using:


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Best, K-BlueHerring (talk) 17:05, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * These sources look good - it seems like you have a focused topic (the relationship between deafness and the brain). I'm wondering if any of them are review articles? Literature reviews often help in determining what topics to cover in a Wikipedia article. Wadewitz (talk) 22:12, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you outline what the changes to the article will be like? Clevwiki (talk) 23:10, 2 November 2012 (UTC)