Engagement of the left extrastriate body area during body-part metaphor comprehension

•Body part metaphor-specific activity in left extrastriate body area (EBA).•EBA metaphor-specific responses, like visual responses, are limb-selective.•The EBA shows resting-state functional connectivity with language and sensory areas.•Language-related areas drive EBA activity during comprehension of limb metaphors.•Our findings support grounding of metaphor processing in sensory cortical activity.