Object recognition: The man who mistook his dog for a cat
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Neuropsychological studies of people with specific brain lesions have led to the theory that different parts of the brain are responsible for recognizing living and non-living objects. Now there is direct evidence from activity measurements that this is the case.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996