Subordinate categorization enhances the neural selectivity in human object-selective cortex for fine shape differences

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1054-1064

  Gillebert, Céline R ^a   Op De Beeck, Hans P ^a   Panis, Sven ^a   Wagemans, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE POTENTIAL; OBJECT RELATION; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VISUAL CORTEX;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SIZE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66049102977     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2009.21089     Document Type: Article

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