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- UK researchers reported that adults deaf from childhood show heightened peripheral-vision preference in the brain.
- The study examined 16 deaf and 16 hearing adults using functional MRI retinotopic mapping.
- In deaf participants, the lateral geniculate nucleus showed stronger peripheral-vision activity without volume differences.
- Primary visual cortex (V1) volume was equal in deaf and hearing adults.
- Deaf adults had more V1 surface for peripheral vision compared with hearing adults who favored central vision.