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Daniela Valério, PhD @danielavalerio.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

New preprint alert 📢

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Daniela Valério, PhD @danielavalerio.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

New preprint alert! 📢

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Daniela Valério, PhD @danielavalerio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

ScienMag also did a very cool coverage of this study: scienmag.com/distinct-bra...

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Distinct Brain Responses to Visual and Functional Object Traits

In the realm of cognitive neuroscience, the intricate processes by which the human brain perceives and interacts with objects are a subject of intense investigation. A groundbreaking study led by

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Daniela Valério, PhD @danielavalerio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

3. The Big Picture: Once these bottom-up representations are built, the brain integrates them (with the medial fusiform gyrus acting as a key integration hub). Then this integrated package is sent to the frontoparietal areas, enabling you to seamlessly grasp and use the object.

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Daniela Valério, PhD @danielavalerio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

2. The Role of Similarity: The similarity between objects might dictate how information is organized within each knowledge type and impact our ability to detect changes.

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Daniela Valério, PhD @danielavalerio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Across behavioral and fMRI experiments, we found that the brain acts as a highly efficient delegation system: 1. Divide: It might process visual, functional, and manipulation properties independently in distinct cortical regions.

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Daniela Valério, PhD @danielavalerio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

When you reach for an object, your brain has to quickly process its visual appearance, how you physically manipulate it, and its ultimate function. In our newly published study, we wanted to know: Does the brain process all of this information together, or does it split the workload?

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Daniela Valério, PhD @danielavalerio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Ever wondered how your brain knows exactly how to pick up and use a tool? ☕🔨 bsky.app/profile/comm...

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Stanislas Dehaene @standehaene.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

New preprint "A cortical semantic space integrating fractions and integers" We used 7T fMRI during number comparison to map the adult cortical representation of small integers 0-5 and basic fractions. Those abstract symbolic concepts are mapped in parietal cortex. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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