Topic: visuospatial coding

Historically, retinotopic organisation (the spatial mapping of the retina across the cortical surface) was considered the purview of early regions of visual cortex (V1-V4) only and that anterior, more cognitively involved regions abstracted this information away. The contemporary view is quite different. Here, with Advancing technologies and analysis methods, we see that retinotopic information is not simply thrown away by these regions but rather is maintained to the potential benefit of our broader cognition. This maintenance of visuospatial coding extends not only through visual cortex, but

Introduction and Objective: The hypothesis that language-cognitive system interactions play a role in understanding domain-specific semantic terms is supported by a few neurophysiological studies, mainly on the motor cortex. Our goal was to assess if visuospatial coding affects the semantic comprehension of space-related words differently for peripersonal and extrapersonal space, and the causal role of the posterior parietal cortex (PPC).Methods: Utilizing Unity3D and Oculus Rift S, a virtual reality setup displayed 3D words at peripersonal (60 cm) and extrapersonal (120 cm) space. Participant