Prior research has identified the lateral occipital complex (LOC) as a critical cortical region
for the representation of object shape in humans. However, little is known about the nature …

We investigated the relationship between stimulus similarity for a set of parameterized
shapes and the spatial scale of neural representation within subregions of the lateral …

We used human functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to test whether the human
lateral occipital complex (LOC), an area known to be involved in the analysis of visual …

Humans rely heavily on shape similarity among objects for object categorization and
identification. Studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have shown that …

Representations in early visual areas are organized on the basis of retinotopy, but this
organizational principle appears to lose prominence in the extrastriate cortex. Nevertheless …

The studies described here use functional magnetic resonance imaging to test whether
common or distinct cognitive and/or neural mechanisms are involved in extracting object …

Visual context influences our perception of target objects in natural scenes. However, little is
known about the analysis of context information and its role in shape perception in the …

Knowledge of object shape is primarily acquired through the visual modality but can also be
acquired through other sensory modalities. In the present study, we investigated the …

Real-life visual object recognition requires the processing of more than just geometric
(shape, size, and orientation) properties. Surface properties such as color and texture are …

The lateral occipital complex (LOC) responds preferentially to objects compared with
random stimuli or textures independent of the visual cue. However, it is unknown whether …