Figure 4
From: Structural reorganization of the early visual cortex following Braille training in sighted adults
The peripheral part of early visual cortex was preferentially connected to somatosensory and motor cortices even before the onset of Braille training. Before-training resting-state functional connectivity of the anterior part of the early visual cortex (known to represent the peripheral visual field) relative to the posterior part of this region (central visual field). Results are shown for the experimental (a) and control (b) groups. Thresholds: false discovery rate of q < 0.05, cluster extent threshold of p < 0.05. The primary somatosensory cortex (areas 1, 2, 3a and 3b) is marked with light cyan. The secondary somatosensory cortex (areas 5 and 7) is marked with dark cyan. Masks of somatosensory areas were obtained from the Anatomy SPM toolbox.
