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ArticleNature communications2021

Topographic maps representing haptic numerosity reveals distinct sensory representations in supramodal networks.

Shir Hofstetter, Yuxuan Cai, Ben M Harvey, Serge O Dumoulin

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  5. Brain Representation of Numerosity across the Senses and Presentation Formats.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  9. Nonsymbolic Numerosity Maps at the Occipitotemporal Cortex Respond to Symbolic Numbers.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023
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Shir HofstetterSpinoza Centre for Neuroimaging, Meibergdreef 75, 1105 BK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. s.hofstetter@spinozacentre.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-7137-4830
Yuxuan CaiSpinoza Centre for Neuroimaging, Meibergdreef 75, 1105 BK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ben M HarveyExperimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2694-618X
Serge O DumoulinSpinoza Centre for Neuroimaging, Meibergdreef 75, 1105 BK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dedicated maps for cognitive quantities such as timing, size and numerosity support the view that topography is a general principle of brain organization. To date, however, all of these maps were driven by the visual system. Here, we ask whether there are supramodal topographic maps representing cognitive dimensions irrespective of the stimulated sensory modality. We measured haptically and visually driven numerosity-selective neural responses using model-based analyses and ultra-high field (7T) fMRI. We found topographically organized neural populations tuned to haptic numerosity. The responses to visual or haptic numerosity shared a similar cortical network. However, the maps of the two modalities only partially overlap. Thus, although both visual and haptic numerosities are processed in a similar supramodal functional network, the underlying neural populations may be related, but distinct. Therefore, we hypothesize that overlap between modality-specific maps facilitates cross-modal interactions and supramodal representation of cognitive quantities.

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