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Deafness provides a powerful model for examining whether these mechanisms can be recruited through somatosensory input. We compared vibrotactile beat sensitivity in deaf (n\u2009=\u200917) and hearing (n\u2009=\u200916) adults using frequency-tagging EEG and sensorimotor synchronization (SMS) during exposure to isochronous and temporally complex vibrotactile rhythms. Neural entrainment was quantified as spectral power at beat-related frequencies, while SMS variability indexed behavioral precision. Deaf participants exhibited significantly stronger neural entrainment to vibrotactile rhythms than hearing controls. Behaviorally, deaf individuals showed reduced tapping variability, an effect that was selectively enhanced for temporally complex rhythms, suggesting more efficient extraction of higher-order temporal structure. These neural and behavioral enhancements occurred despite comparable within-group entrainment across rhythm types. 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