 In humans, language is lateralized to the left hemisphere, and in visual word recognition, the left midfusiform gyrus (lmFG; sometimes referred to as the visual word form area, VWFA) is important for normal processing of visual word forms during reading. For example, damage to lmFG affects reading in adults (Gaillard et al. 2006; Behrmann &amp; Shallice 1995) while learning novel words sharpens representations therein (Glezer et al. 2015). Nevertheless, it is possible that lmFG is tuned to general visual form and is not specific to visual word forms. This is a common point of contention in addressing the function of various areas in the human visual system, notably the fusiform face area (FFA): is it a content specific area or is it more a general visual expertise area (Kanwisher 2000; Tarr &amp; Gauthier 2000)?