Signposts in the Fog: Objects Facilitate Scene Representations in Left Scene-selective Cortex.

ABSTRACT: We internally represent the structure of our surroundings even when there is little layout information available in the visual image, such as when walking through fog or darkness. One way in which we disambiguate such scenes is through object cues; for example, seeing a boat supports the inference that the foggy scene is a lake. Recent studies have investigated the neural mechanisms by which object and scene processing interact to support object perception. The current study examines the reverse interaction by which objects facilitate the neural representation of scene layout. Photographs of indoor (closed) and outdoor (open) real-world scenes were blurred such that they were difficult to categorize on their own but easily disambiguated by the inclusion of an object. fMRI decoding was used

SUBMITTER: Brandman T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6033316 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature