A key question concerning the perception of 3D objects is the spatial reference frame used
by the brain to represent them. The celerity of the recognition process could be explained by …

Background: How do we recognize visually perceived three-dimensional objects,
particularly when they are seen from novel view-points? Recent psychophysical studies …

In this report we discuss a variety of psychophysical experiments that explore different
aspects of the problem of object recognition and representation in human vision. In all …

We investigated the role that different component parts play in the neural encoding of the
visual appearance of one complex object in the temporal cortex. Cells responsive to the …

Theories of visual object recognition must solve the problem of recognizing 3D objects given
that perceivers only receive 2D patterns of light on their retinae. Recent findings from human …

Background: The inferior temporal cortex (IT) of the monkey has long been known to play an
essential role in visual object recognition. Damage to this area results in severe deficits in …

A view-invariant representation of objects in the brain would have many computational
advantages. Here we describe a population of single neurons in the temporal visual cortex …

Despite the fact that we necessarily view objects from one particular position, we generally
achieve representations of them that transcend that special viewpoint. Shape constancy can …

Visual object representation was studied in free-ranging rhesus monkeys. To facilitate
comparison with humans, and to provide a new tool for neurophysiologists, we used a …

This report describes the main features of a view-based model of object recognition. The
model does not attempt to account for specific cortical structures; it tries to capture general …