Biology
Researchers at University of Leicester release new data on biology
Published in Telemedicine Week, October 13th, 2009
"Different pictures of Marilyn Monroe can evoke the same percept, even if greatly modified as in Andy Warhol's famous portraits. But how does the brain recognize highly variable pictures as the same percept' Various studies have provided insights into how visual information is processed along the ''ventral pathway,'' via both single-cell recordings in monkeys [1, 2] and functional imaging in humans [3,4]," researchers in Leicester, the United Kingdom report.
"Interestingly, in humans, the same ''concept'' of Marilyn Monroe can be evoked with other stimulus modalities, for instance by hearing or reading her name. Brain imaging studies have identified cortical areas...
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Source: Telemedicine Week (2009-10-13)
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