Topic: retrosplenial complex

Blindness significantly impacts the ability to acquire spatial information and build a cognitive map to stay oriented in the environment. Possible consequences include reduced autonomy, increased anxiety, social isolation, and overall decreased quality of life. It is therefore important to investigate non-visual cognitive map formation and its underlying neural mechanisms, which are still poorly understood. Therefore, we used fMRI to study the neural correlates of cognitive map formation through touch and audition in individuals with congenital and acquired blindness, and sighted individuals a