Enriched learning: Behavior, brain, and computation

B Mathias, K von Kriegstein - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
The presence of complementary information across multiple sensory or motor modalities
during learning, referred to as multimodal enrichment, can markedly benefit learning …

How musical training shapes the adult brain: Predispositions and neuroplasticity

AM Olszewska, M Gaca, AM Herman… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Learning to play a musical instrument is a complex task that integrates multiple sensory
modalities and higher-order cognitive functions. Therefore, musical training is considered a …

Temporal dynamics of brain white matter plasticity in sighted subjects during tactile braille learning: a longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging study

M Molendowska, J Matuszewski… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
The white matter (WM) architecture of the human brain changes in response to training,
though fine-grained temporal characteristics of training-induced white matter plasticity …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of visual deprivation on the development of the thalamocortical network: evidence from congenitally blind children and adults

J Lin, L Zhang, R Guo, S Jiao, X Song, S Feng, K Wang… - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
The thalamus is heavily involved in relaying sensory signals to the cerebral cortex. A
relevant issue is how the deprivation of congenital visual sensory information modulates the …

Myelin plasticity during early literacy training in at-risk pre-readers

M Economou, FV Bempt, S Van Herck, J Wouters… - Cortex, 2023 - Elsevier
A growing body of neuroimaging evidence shows that white matter can change as a result of
experience and structured learning. Although the majority of previous work has used …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated measure of GABA to characterize post-stroke plasticity

I Paparella, G Vandewalle, CJ Stagg, P Maquet - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2023 - Elsevier
Stroke is a major cause of death and chronic neurological disability. Despite the
improvements in stroke care, the number of patients affected by stroke keeps increasing and …

[HTML][HTML] Brain structural changes in blindness: a systematic review and an anatomical likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analysis

S Paré, M Bleau, L Dricot, M Ptito, R Kupers - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, numerous structural brain imaging studies investigated purported
morphometric changes in early (EB) and late onset blindness (LB). The results of these …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct neural pathway and its information flow for blind individual's Braille reading

R Wang, J Gong, C Zhao, Y Xu, B Hong - NeuroImage, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural Braille reading presents significant challenges to the brain networks of late blind
individuals, yet its underlying neural mechanisms remain largely unexplored. Using natural …

Cortical changes during the learning of sequences of simultaneous finger presses

B Garzón, G Helms, H Olsson, C Brozzoli… - Imaging …, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
The cortical alterations underpinning the acquisition of motor skills remain debated. In this
longitudinal study in younger adults, we acquired performance and neuroimaging (7 T MRI) …

How learning to read Braille in visual and tactile domains reorganizes the sighted brain

M Gaca, AM Olszewska, D Droździel… - Frontiers in …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Learning tactile Braille reading leverages cross-modal plasticity, emphasizing the brain's
ability to reallocate functions across sensory domains. This neuroplasticity engages motor …