Plasticity is an intrinsic property of the human brain and represents evolution's invention to
enable the nervous system to escape the restrictions of its own genome and thus adapt to …

Here we review recent findings that reveal the functional properties of extra-striate regions in
the human visual cortex that are involved in the representation and perception of objects …

Despite extensive evidence for regions of human visual cortex that respond selectively to
faces, few studies have considered the cortical representation of the appearance of the rest …

Although sensory perception and neurobiology are traditionally investigated one modality at
a time, real world behaviour and perception are driven by the integration of information from …

This tutorial focuses on the sense of touch within the context of a fully active human
observer. It is intended for graduate students and researchers outside the discipline who …

▪ Abstract The discovery and analysis of cortical visual areas is a major accomplishment of
visual neuroscience. In the past decade the use of noninvasive functional imaging …

This book updates the Dual Coding Theory of mind (DCT), a theory of modern human
cognition consisting of separate but interconnected nonverbal and verbal systems. Allan …

A reference work for the emerging field of multisensory integration, covering multidisciplinary
research that goes beyond the traditional" sense-by-sense" approach and recognizes that …

The ventral occipitotemporal cortex (vOT) is involved in the perception of visually presented
objects and written words. The Interactive Account of vOT function is based on the premise …

Two categories of objects in the environment—animals and man-made manipulable objects
(tools)—are easily recognized by either their auditory or visual features. Although these …