Cortex
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 185-205 , February 2010

The orthography-specific functions of the left fusiform gyrus: Evidence of modality and category specificity

  • Kyrana Tsapkini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Department of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, Krieger Hall, Room 237A, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-2685, USA.
    • ,
  • Brenda Rapp

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Received 29 April 2008 ,Revised 16 November 2008 ,Accepted 16 February 2009.

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