Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Visual prototypes in the ventral stream are attuned to complexity and gaze behavior

  • Olivia Rose,
  • James Johnson,
  • Binxu Wang,
  • Carlos R. Ponce

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27027-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Visual recognition depends on the ability to extract specific shape and colour features from complicated natural scenes. Here, the authors show that neurons along the object-recognition cortical pathway encode information-concentrating features of moderate complexity and of behavioural relevance.