“…Neuroimaging studies corroborate the behavioral studies reported above (Bavelier et al, 2008; Campbell, MacSweeney, & Waters, 2008; Pa, Wilson, Pickell, Bellugi, & Hickok, 2008; Rönnberg, Rudner, & Ingvar, 2004; Rudner, 2015; Rudner, Andin, & Rönnberg, 2009; Williams, Darcy, & Newman, 2015, 2016b). In general, researchers find differences in modality-specific areas, such that hearing individuals show greater activation of areas associated with auditory processing while deaf individuals exhibit greater activation of visual and motor areas.…”