Humans can recognize the gist of a novel image in a single glance, independent of its
complexity. How is this remarkable feat accomplished? On the basis of behavioral and …

In the real world, objects never occur in isolation; they co-vary with other objects and
particular environments, providing a rich source of contextual associations to be exploited by …

Many experiments have shown that the human visual system makes extensive use of
contextual information for facilitating object search in natural scenes. However, the question …

Spatial navigation is a core cognitive ability in humans and animals. Neuroimaging studies
have identified two functionally defined brain regions that activate during navigational tasks …

Attention and memory cannot operate without each other. In this review, we discuss two
lines of recent evidence that support this interdependence. First, memory has a limited …

Human observers are able to rapidly and accurately categorize natural scenes, but the
representation mediating this feat is still unknown. Here we propose a framework of rapid …

Aging is associated with myriad changes in behavioral performance and brain structure and
function. Given this complex interplay of brain and behavior, two streams of findings are …

There is clear evidence that sustained experiences may affect both brain structure and
function. Thus, it is quite reasonable to posit that sustained exposure to a set of cultural …

Memory for past events may be based on retrieval accompanied by specific contextual
details (recollection) or on the feeling that an item is old (familiarity) or new (novelty) in the …

The parahippocampal cortex (PHC) has been implicated in the processing of place-related
information. It has also been implicated in episodic memory, even for items that are not …