01357nas a2200277 4500008004100000245009400041210006900135300001200204520048800216653001200704100001700716700001500733700001300748700001900761700002000780700001600800700001200816700001600828700002200844700001700866700001500883700001500898700001500913700001600928856013500944 2004 eng d00aPerception of visual and tactile flow activates common cortical areas in the human brain.0 aPerception of visual and tactile flow activates common cortical a290-2923 a
We report results of a pilot study using functional magnetic resonance imaging aimed at determining the neural correlates of tactile flow. We hypothesized that brain response to tactile flow would involve the same cortical areas (V5/MT) that respond to optic flow. Our results showed that V5/MT cortex indeed is activated by tactile flow perception. These findings are consistent with a supramodal organization of brain regions involved in optic and tactile flow processing.
10aHaptics1 aRicciardi, E1 aVanello, N1 aDente, D1 aSgambelluri, N1 aScilingo, E. P.1 aGentili, C.1 aSani, L1 aPositano, V1 aSantarelli, M. F.1 aGuazzelli, M1 aHaxby, J V1 aLandini, L1 aBicchi, A.1 aPietrini, P uhttp://www.centropiaggio.unipi.it/publications/perception-visual-and-tactile-flow-activates-common-cortical-areas-human-brain.html