Crossmodal plasticity in hearing loss: Visual communication before cochlear implant use does not harm deaf children

Humans have five senses to perceive their environment: Sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. If a person loses one of these, the remaining senses partially compensate for the loss. People born deaf then have enhanced visual abilities. “Cross-modal plasticity” is what science calls the brain’s ability to turn to another sensory system when one is lost.

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