Abstract
Macaque monkeys were presented with continuous rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) sequences of unrelated naturalistic images at rates of 14-222 msec/image, while neurons that responded selectively to complex patterns (e.g., faces) were recorded in temporal cortex. Stimulus selectivity was preserved for 65% of these neurons even at surprisingly fast presentation rates (14 msec/image or 72 images/sec). Five human subjects were asked to detect or remember images under equivalent conditions, Their performance in both tasks was above chance at all rates (14-111 msec/image). The performance of single neurons was comparable to that of humans anti responded in a similar way to changes in presentation rate, The implications for the role of temporal cortex cells in perception are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 90-101 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2001 |
Keywords
- RECOGNITION MEMORY
- BACKWARD-MASKING
- STRIATE CORTEX
- VISUAL-SYSTEM
- RESPONSES
- SELECTIVITY
- DYNAMICS
- PICTURES
- PRIMATE
- NEURONS