Direct comparison of contralateral bias and face/scene selectivity in human occipitotemporal cortex.

ABSTRACT: Human visual cortex is organised broadly according to two major principles: retinotopy (the spatial mapping of the retina in cortex) and category-selectivity (preferential responses to specific categories of stimuli). Historically, these principles were considered anatomically separate, with retinotopy restricted to the occipital cortex and category-selectivity emerging in the lateral-occipital and ventral-temporal cortex. However, recent studies show that category-selective regions exhibit systematic retinotopic biases, for example exhibiting stronger activation for stimuli presented in the contra- compared to the ipsilateral visual field. It is unclear, however, whether responses within category-selective regions are more strongly driven by retinotopic location or by category preference,

SUBMITTER: Silson EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9046350 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature