Earlier brain-scanning studies have shown that the part of the brain which identifies word shape is in an area called the fusiform gyrus.This is next to an area known as V4, which identifies colour.

• 早些时候大脑扫描学已经指出人脑中识别文字的那部分区域被称为纺锤状脑回，而识别色彩的区域叫作V4，这两个区域紧靠在一起。