A study by Thaler and colleagues examined the brain regions involved in human echolocation by blind individuals.Their study found that echolocation in blind individuals seemed to rely on activation in:
A) Broca's area.
B) the ventral auditory pathway.
C) primary auditory cortex.
D) visual cortex.

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The study by Thaler and colleagues found that blind individuals using echolocation showed activation in the visual cortex, suggesting that this area of the brain is repurposed for processing echolocation sounds.

A Study by Thaler and Colleagues Examined the Brain Regions