Publications by authors named "Federica Sigismondi"
Article Synopsis
- Cognitive maps in the hippocampal-entorhinal system play a crucial role in understanding both spatial and non-spatial relationships, with vision being a key factor, particularly in humans.
- A study comparing sighted and early blind individuals during imagined and real-world navigation reveals that both groups activate the Human Navigation Network similarly, but with significant differences in neural patterns.
- Early blindness leads to a change in the structure of cognitive maps, where sighted individuals exhibit a hexagonal grid pattern, while blind individuals show a square grid pattern, suggesting a greater reliance on parietal cortex for navigation.
We can sense an object's shape by vision or touch. Previous studies suggested that the inferolateral occipitotemporal cortex (ILOTC) implements supramodal shape representations as it responds more to seeing or touching objects than shapeless textures. However, such activation in the anterior portion of the ventral visual pathway could be due to the conceptual representation of an object or visual imagery triggered by touching an object.
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