Neural representation of visual concepts in people born blind

How are abstract, imperceptible concepts such as ‘freedom’ represented in the brain? Here, the authors use fMRI in people born blind to compare the neural responses for abstract concepts, concrete concepts like ‘rainbow’ which in blind people lack sensory qualities, and concrete concepts sensorily a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ella Striem-Amit, Xiaoying Wang, Yanchao Bi, Alfonso Caramazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07574-3