Sign language communication enhances representations for hands in high-level visual cortex
Larissa Kahler, Klaudia Grote, Merve Sarac, Klaus Willmes, Kerstin Konrad, Marisa Nordt
This study shows that sign language experience enhances neural representations of hands in visual cortex, even when learned in adulthood.
bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience