Visual categorization is thought to occur in the human ventral temporal cortex (VTC), but
how this categorization is achieved is still largely unknown. In this Review, we consider the …

The cognitive concept of representation plays a key role in theories of brain information
processing. However, linking neuronal activity to representational content and cognitive …

Neuronal population codes are increasingly being investigated with multivariate pattern-
information analyses. A key challenge is to use measured brain-activity patterns to test …

While there are selective regions of occipitotemporal cortex that respond to faces, letters,
and bodies, the large-scale neural organization of most object categories remains unknown …

The stimulus complexity of naturally occurring odours presents unique challenges for central
nervous systems that are aiming to internalize the external olfactory landscape. One …

The dorsal and ventral visual pathways represent both visual and conceptual object
properties. Yet the relative contribution of these two factors in the representational content of …

A quarter-century ago visual neuroscientists had little information about the number and
organization of retinotopic maps in human visual cortex. The advent of functional magnetic …

Considerable information about mental states can be decoded from noninvasive measures
of human brain activity. Analyses of brain activity patterns can reveal what a person is …

Human subjects are extremely efficient at categorizing natural scenes, despite the fact that
different classes of natural scenes often share similar image statistics. Thus far, however, it is …

Forging new memories for facts and events, holding critical details in mind on a moment-to-
moment basis, and retrieving knowledge in the service of current goals all depend on a …