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moving tactile stimulus, could evoke MT activity. However, a recent study demonstrated
that passive presentation of a moving tactile stimulus activated only anterior regions of
MT+ (likely corresponding to MST) in normal controls (Ricciardi, et al. 2007). Additional
studies comparing the responses of MT and MST to stationary and moving tactile stimuli
with different behavioral tasks will be important to determine the functional role of
tactile responses in MT+.