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Evidence for a Third Visual Pathway Specialized for Social Perception
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Existing models propose that primate visual cortex is divided into two functionally distinct pathways. The ventral pathway computes the identity of an object; the dorsal pathway computes the location of an object, and the actions related to that object. Despite remaining influential, the two visual pathways model requires revision. Both human and non-human primate studies reveal the existence of a third visual pathway on the lateral brain surface. This third pathway projects from early visual cortex, via motion-selective areas, into the superior temporal sulcus (STS). Studies demonstrating that the STS computes the actions of moving faces and bodies (e.g., expressions, eye-gaze, audio-visual integration, intention, mood) show that the third visual pathway is specialized for the dynamic aspects of social perception.
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- Pitcher, D., & Ungerleider, L. G.
- Venue
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-02
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 100-110
- ISSN
- 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3112643148
- Cited by
- 781
- References
- 102
- FWCI
- 8.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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