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)