Multivariate patterns in object-selective cortex dissociate perceptual and physical shape similarity

PLoS Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1459-1467

  Haushofer, Johannes ^a,b   Livingstone, Margaret S ^a   Kanwisher, Nancy ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEUROSCIENCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL TRIAL; HISTOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION;

BRAIN MAPPING; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 48349114509     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060187     Document Type: Article

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