An Area in the Visual Cortex, on the Inferior Surface of the Brain, Is Thought to Identify Graphemes (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

An Area in the Visual Cortex, on the Inferior Surface of the Brain, Is Thought to Identify Graphemes

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An area in the visual cortex, on the inferior surface of the brain, is thought to identify graphemes. It is located in the left hemisphere, like the language areas with which it communicates.

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Image courtesy of Florence Bouhali

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