Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2003):

The neural basis of object perception.

Full Abstract

Humans can recognize an object within a fraction of a second, even if there are no clues about what kind of object it might be. Recent findings have identified functional properties of extrastriate regions in the ventral visual pathway that are involved in the representation and perception of objects and faces. The functional properties of these regions, and the correlation between the activation of these regions and visual recognition, indicate that the lateral and ventral occipito-temporal areas are important in perceiving and recognizing objects and faces.

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Author information

Author/s: Grill-Spector, Kalanit (K);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Jordan Hall building 420, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. kalanit(-atsign-)psych.stanford.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Current opinion in neurobiology (Curr Opin Neurobiol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Apr; vol 13 (issue 2) : pp 159-66

Dates: Created 2003/05/14; Completed 2003/07/08; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 12744968, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

ErratumIn: Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2003 Jun;13(3):399.

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Animals Brain Mapping Cerebral Cortex - anatomy & histology; physiology Humans

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurons - physiology Visual Pathways - anatomy & histology; physiology Visual Perception - physiology

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