KOCHALKA , John

The visual word form area (VWFA) within ventral temporal-occipital cortex (VTOC) plays a crucial role in reading, but increasing evidence points toits broader role in symbolic information processing. Consistent with this view, a recent resting-state fMRI study showed that the VWFA is strongly connected to the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) and...

While predominant models of visual word form area (VWFA) function argue for its specific role in decoding written language, other accounts propose a more general role of VWFA in complex visual processing. However, a comprehensive examination of structural and functional VWFA circuits and their relationship to behavior has been missing. Here,...