Humans learn to cross-modally distinguish and integrate sensory inputs during development
Developmental and neuroimaging studies show that humans learn to integrate and differentiate cross-modal sensory inputs through experience-driven plasticity across early life.
The claim is specific, empirical, and well-supported by developmental literature showing that infants and children undergo experience-driven plasticity, allowing them to form functional cross-modal connections between sensory systems over time.
Salu Y. Human sex recognition: a developmental voice-based model of brain circuits.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1714154
The human sex recognition model indicates that prenatal and childhood auditory cues act as a developmental scaffold for acquiring visual and other cross-modal cues.
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Tian M, Xiao X, Hu H, Cusack R, Bedny M. Visual experience shapes functional connectivity between occipital and non-visual networks.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.93067
Visual and multisensory network connectivity evolves through experience-driven plasticity during development, showing how sensory inputs shape functional integration.
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