Does the brain's ventral visual pathway compute object shape?

V Ayzenberg, M Behrmann - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2022 - cell.com
A rich behavioral literature has shown that human object recognition is supported by a
representation of shape that is tolerant to variations in an object's appearance …

How do the two visual streams interact with each other?

AD Milner - Experimental brain research, 2017 - Springer
The current consensus divides primate cortical visual processing into two broad networks or
“streams” composed of highly interconnected areas (Milner and Goodale 2006, 2008; …

'What'is happening in the dorsal visual pathway

E Freud, DC Plaut, M Behrmann - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2016 - cell.com
The cortical visual system is almost universally thought to be segregated into two
anatomically and functionally distinct pathways: a ventral occipitotemporal pathway that …

[HTML][HTML] Combining brain perturbation and neuroimaging in non-human primates

PC Klink, JF Aubry, VP Ferrera, AS Fox… - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
Brain perturbation studies allow detailed causal inferences of behavioral and neural
processes. Because the combination of brain perturbation methods and neural …

Causal neural network of metamemory for retrospection in primates

K Miyamoto, T Osada, R Setsuie, M Takeda, K Tamura… - Science, 2017 - science.org
We know how confidently we know: Metacognitive self-monitoring of memory states, so-
called “metamemory,” enables strategic and efficient information collection based on past …

Multiscale chemogenetic dissection of fronto-temporal top-down regulation for object memory in primates

T Hirabayashi, Y Nagai, Y Hori, Y Hori, K Oyama… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Visual object memory is a fundamental element of various cognitive abilities, and the
underlying neural mechanisms have been extensively examined especially in the anterior …

What does dorsal cortex contribute to perception?

E Freud, M Behrmann, JC Snow - Open Mind, 2020 - direct.mit.edu
According to the influential “Two Visual Pathways” hypothesis, the cortical visual system is
segregated into two pathways, with the ventral, occipitotemporal pathway subserving object …

The large-scale organization of shape processing in the ventral and dorsal pathways

E Freud, JC Culham, DC Plaut, M Behrmann - elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Although shape perception is considered a function of the ventral visual pathway, evidence
suggests that the dorsal pathway also derives shape-based representations. In two …

Parietal maps of visual signals for bodily action planning

GA Orban, A Sepe, L Bonini - Brain Structure and Function, 2021 - Springer
The posterior parietal cortex (PPC) has long been understood as a high-level integrative
station for computing motor commands for the body based on sensory (ie, mostly tactile and …

The dorsal visual pathway represents object-centered spatial relations for object recognition

V Ayzenberg, M Behrmann - Journal of Neuroscience, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Although there is mounting evidence that input from the dorsal visual pathway is crucial for
object processes in the ventral pathway, the specific functional contributions of dorsal cortex …