Graphomotor memory in Exner’s area enhances word learning in the blind
2021
Tomomi Mizuochi-Endo | Kazuyuki Itou | Michiru Makuuchi | Baku Kato | Kazuhisa Ikeda | Kimihiro Nakamura
Mizuochi-Endo et al. conduct a fMRI study, which reveals that in blind participants, unlike sighted participants, learning new words is associated with increased activity in Exner’s area—a part of the brain known to play a crucial role in handwriting motor memory. This demonstrates the importance of writing motor memory in vocabulary learning in the blind.
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