Cognitive Neuroscience: Scene Layout from Vision and Touch

Cognitive Neuroscience: Scene Layout from Vision and Touch

Parahippocampal and retrosplenial cortices respond strongly to visual scenes. A new study shows that these regions also activate when scenes are perceived haptically — even in the blind.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2011-06, Vol.21 (11), p.R437-R438
1. Verfasser: Epstein, Russell A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
blindness
cerebral cortex
Cerebral Cortex - physiology
cognition
Cognitive ability
Female
Form Perception - physiology
Humans
Male
Nervous system
Space Perception - physiology
Tactile stimuli
touch (sensation)
Vision
Visual Perception - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:Parahippocampal and retrosplenial cortices respond strongly to visual scenes. A new study shows that these regions also activate when scenes are perceived haptically — even in the blind.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2011.04.037