Tactile-auditory shape learning engages the lateral occipital complex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 7848-7856

  Kim, Jung Kyong ^a   Zatorre, Robert J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN REGION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATERAL OCCIPITAL COMPLEX; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHAPE; TACTILE STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957628650     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3399-10.2011     Document Type: Article

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