What body parts reveal about the organization of the brain

Marius V Peelen; Alfonso Caramazza

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2010.10.021

What body parts reveal about the organization of the brain

Neuron. 2010 Nov 4;68(3):331-3. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.10.021.

Authors

Marius V Peelen¹, Alfonso Caramazza

Affiliation

¹ Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, 38068 Rovereto, TN, Italy. marius.peelen@unitn.it

PMID: 21040838
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.10.021

Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Orlov et al. show that the human occipitotemporal cortex contains regions responding preferentially to body part categories, such as upper limbs (hand, elbow), torsos, or lower faces (mouth, chin). This organization may reflect differences in the connectivity of these regions with other brain regions, to support the efficient processing of the different types of information different body parts provide.

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