Jennifer Groh, “Knowing One’s Place: Space and the Brain” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
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Is There a Plasticity in Hearing Loss?
Am, i've heard about this thing called plasticityn plasticity. So how does that get incorporated in all this? Well, that really is a miracle, but it's a and it's a profound one. The way your brain is wired up is probably quite different from the way my brain is wired Up. And yet, we're able to do some of the same things. You know, you can walk, i can walk. You can talk, i can talk. We're being able to do that based on, you know, plasticity that refines these connections. A great example of this is the coclier implant for people with hearing loss.
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