Differences in category information processing between areas TEO and TE of the macaque.

ABSTRACT: Object categorization is a fundamental visual function, via which primates group items based on perceptual similarity. Neurons that respond to a class of complex objects, such as faces, can be found in inferior temporal cortex of macaque monkeys, comprising areas TEO and TE. The ability of monkeys to categorize cat/dog images is greatly impaired when both TE and TEO are removed, but is only modestly impaired if either region is left intact. This suggests that both TE and TEO can support object categorization. We investigated what differences exist in category information processing between areas TEO and TE. For cat and dog stimulus images, we found that category decoding performance increased during the initial phase of a stimulus presentation, then remained stable in area TEO for the dura

SUBMITTER: Shimizu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11814174 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature