Direct tactile stimulation of dorsal occipito-temporal cortex in a visual agnosic.

The human occipito-temporal cortex is preferentially activated by images of objects as opposed to scrambled images. Touching objects (versus textures) also activates this region. We used neuropsychological fMRI to probe whether dorsal regions of the lateral occipital cortex (LO) are activated in tac...

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Main Authors: Allen, H, Humphreys, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009