Tactile Acuity is Enhanced in Blindness

This work was supported by National Eye Institute Grant 1 R15 EY13649-01 and a student fellowship from the Fight for Sight research division of Prevent Blindness America. We thank T. Chadha and B. Stavisky for assistance with experiments, D. Simons and K. Miller for suggestions on this manuscript, and D. Gillespie for invaluable consultation throughout the project.

Correspondence should be addressed to Daniel Goldreich, Occupational Therapy Department, Rangos School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282-0020. E-mail:goldreich{at}duq.edu.