A study demonstrates that learning different character sets produces a repeatable arrangement of distinct cortical modules, suggesting that a preexisting cortical architecture is repurposed during learning.
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Connor, C. Cortical geography is destiny. Nat Neurosci 17, 1631–1632 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3877
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