Category-specific organization in the human brain does not require visual experience.

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Published in Neuron on August 13, 2009

Authors

Bradford Z Mahon1, Stefano Anzellotti, Jens Schwarzbach, Massimiliano Zampini, Alfonso Caramazza

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Rovereto, TN 38068, Italy. mahon@rcbi.rochester.edu

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