In:
Zeitschrift für Psychologie, Hogrefe Publishing Group, Vol. 224, No. 2 ( 2016-04), p. 125-132
Kurzfassung:
Abstract. During everyday experiences, people sometimes close their eyes to better understand spoken words, to listen to music, or when touching textures and objects. A plausible explanation for this observation is that a reversible loss of vision changes the perceptual function of the remaining non-deprived sensory modalities. Within this work, we discuss general aspects of the effects of visual deprivation on the perceptual performance of the non-deprived sensory modalities with a focus on the time dependency of these modifications. In light of ambiguous findings concerning the effects of short-term visual deprivation and because recent literature provides evidence that the act of blindfolding can change the function of the non-deprived senses within seconds, we performed additional psychophysiological and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analysis to provide new insight into this matter. Eye closure for several seconds led to a substantial impact on tactile perception probably caused by an unmasking of preformed neuronal pathways.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
2190-8370
,
2151-2604
DOI:
10.1027/2151-2604/a000246
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Publikationsdatum:
2016
ZDB Id:
200122-6
ZDB Id:
2090996-2
SSG:
5,2
