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Using locations to store shape: an indirect effect of a lesion
S M Kosslyn1, P F Daly, R M McPeek
1Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Cerebral Cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)
|November 1, 1993
Summary
Frontal lobe lesions can impair visual processing. This study used PET and MRI to identify functional deficits, revealing a unique shape encoding strategy in a patient with left frontal damage.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroimaging
Background:
- Frontal lobe lesions can lead to complex cognitive and sensory deficits.
- Understanding the functional consequences of focal brain damage is crucial for neuroscience.
- The interplay between different brain systems in visual processing remains an active area of research.