The representation of material categories in the brain

The representation of material categories in the brain

Using textures mapped onto virtual nonsense objects, it has recently been shown that early visual cortex plays an important role in processing material properties. Here, we examined brain activation to photographs of materials, consisting of wood, stone, metal and fabric surfaces. These photographs...

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Main Authors: Richard Henrikus Augustinus Hubertus Jacobs, Elisabeth eBaumgartner, Karl R. Gegenfurtner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Adaptation, Physiological
Categorization
fMRI
material perception
MVPA
texture perception
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00146/full

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