Neurological insults, such as congenital blindness, deafness, amputation, and stroke, often
result in surprising and impressive behavioural changes. Cortical reorganisation, which …

How does the brain encode information about the environment? Decades of research have
led to the pervasive notion that the object-processing pathway in primate cortex consists of …

Humans have long been fascinated by the opportunities afforded through augmentation.
This vision not only depends on technological innovations but also critically relies on our …

Functional neuroimaging research in the non-human primate (NHP) has been advancing at
a remarkable rate. The increase in available data establishes a need for robust analysis …

For more than 100 years we have known that the visual field is mapped onto the surface of
visual cortex, imposing an inherently spatial reference frame on visual information …

Despite the similarity in structure, the hemispheres of the human brain have somewhat
different functions. A traditional view of hemispheric organization asserts that there are …

Our body is central to our sense of self, and distorted body representations are found in
several serious medical conditions. This paper reviews evidence that distortions of body …

It is a common view that the intricate array of specialized domains in the ventral visual
pathway is innately prespecified. What this review postulates is that they are not. We explore …

Highlights•Homeostatic mechanisms may sustain persistent representation of a missing
hand.•Recent evidence indicates distributed latent activity across the homunculus.• …

The processing of multisensory information is based upon the capacity of brain regions,
such as the superior temporal cortex, to combine information across modalities. However, it …