Manipulable object processing reveals distinct neural and behavioral signatures for visual, functional, and manipulation properties.

ABSTRACT: Our interactions with objects involve processing a range of object-associated features to assess whether an object can fulfill our intentions. For human-made manipulable objects, these features mainly encompass three interconnected types of knowledge: visual appearance, manner of manipulation, and functional purpose. We investigated these components by breaking them down into their features and exploring how each type of object-related information is processed. Using a release-from-adaptation paradigm - we tested vision, manipulation, and function in three behavioral experiments (21, 20, and 22 participants) and three fMRI experiments (20 participants each) - to explore whether the similarity between objects within each knowledge type impacts behavioral and neural responses while controlli

SUBMITTER: Valerio D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12904791 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature