Article 1: Ricciardi, E., Handjaras, G., & Pietrini, P. (2014). The blind brain: How (lack of) vision shapes the morphological and functional architecture of the human brain. Experimental Biology and Medicine. doi: 10.1177/1535370214538740

Questions that apply to this article:

1. How did the studies described in this article investigate the importance of sensory experience on the structure of the brain?
2. What conclusion did the author draw about the functional architecture of the brain?
3. What are the benefits of the plasticity these studies describe? Are there potential drawbacks to this plasticity?

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Article 2: Jedidi, H., Daury, N., Capa, R., Bahri, M.A., Collette, F., Feyers, D., . . . Salmon, E. (2013). Brain Metabolic Dysfunction in Capgras Delusion During Alzheimer’s Disease: A Positron Emission Tomography Study. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. doi: 10.1177/1533317513495105

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What is the Capgras Delusion?
2. How do we typically recognize and identify faces of family members or friends?
3. Which brain regions are damaged or impaired in the patient with Capgras syndrome?

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Article 3: Banissy, M.J., Tester, V., Muggleton, N.G., Janik, A.B., Davenport, A., Franklin, A., . . . Ward, J. (2013). Synesthesia for Color Is Linked to Improved Color Perception but Reduced Motion Perception. Psychological Science, 24(12), 2390-2397. doi: 10.1177/0956797613492424

Questions that apply to this article:

1. How can studies of people with synesthesia inform our understanding of how the brain works and is organized?
2. Describe the subjects and controls used in these experiments.
3. What are the benefits, and costs, of synesthesia?