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Learning may unify distant brain regions

Separate parts of the brain's visual system may forge a close working relationship as people learn the spatial locations of common objects.

References:

Büchel, C., J.T. Coull, and K.J. Friston. 1999. The predictive value of changes in effective connectivity for human learning. Science 283(March 5):1538.

Further Readings:

Bower, B. 1999. Neural ties that bind perception . . . Science News 155(Feb. 20):122.

Sources:

Christian Büchel
Institute of Neurology
Wellcome Department of Cognitive Neurology
12 Queen Square
London WC1N 3BG
United Kingdom

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 10, March 6, 1999, p. 149. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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