The "parahippocampal place area" responds preferentially to high spatial frequencies in humans and monkeys.

ABSTRACT: Defining the exact mechanisms by which the brain processes visual objects and scenes remains an unresolved challenge. Valuable clues to this process have emerged from the demonstration that clusters of neurons ("modules") in inferior temporal cortex apparently respond selectively to specific categories of visual stimuli, such as places/scenes. However, the higher-order "category-selective" response could also reflect specific lower-level spatial factors. Here we tested this idea in multiple functional MRI experiments, in humans and macaque monkeys, by systematically manipulating the spatial content of geometrical shapes and natural images. These tests revealed that visual spatial discontinuities (as reflected by an increased response to high spatial frequencies) selectively activate a well

SUBMITTER: Rajimehr R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3071373 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature