Word-Vision Area Of Brain Confirmed

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ljk — 4/21/2006 3:10:35 PM (archived)

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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 21, 2006 - Humans have an uncanny ability to skim
through text, instantly recognizing words by their shape - even though writing
developed only about 6000 years ago - long after humans evolved. Thus,
neuroscientists have hotly debated whether an area of the cortex called the
Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) is truly a specific and necessary area for
recognizing words.

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