Direct encoding of new visual concepts in early visual cortex
Svenja Klinkowski, Anna Seewald, Björn Fath, Vanessa Kasties, Panagiotis Iliopoulos, Silke Schmidt, F. Voss, Michael Erb, Klaus Scheffler, Steffen Gais, Svenja Brodt
This study shows that concept learning can rapidly alter early visual cortex responses and microstructure, independent of prior knowledge or hippocampal reactivation.
Progress in Neurobiology · Oct 9, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience