Supramodal
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Supramodal is an adjective meaning That transcends sensory modalities, such as vision and hearing. Usually refers to an area of the brain that implements abstract functionality common to more than one source of sensory data. For instance, the areas of the brain concerned with language processing can integrate data from the visual, auditory and tactile areas of the brain.
Meaning
That transcends sensory modalities, such as vision and hearing. Usually refers to an area of the brain that implements abstract functionality common to more than one source of sensory data. For instance, the areas of the brain concerned with language processing can integrate data from the visual, auditory and tactile areas of the brain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include supramotor, supramedian, suprasensory, crossmodal, supramental, extramodal.
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