Seeking Categories in the Brain
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Categorizing the objects that we see is a fundamental property of our brain and the brains of other mammals. In their enlightening Perspective, Thorpe and Fabre-Thorpe discuss exciting new findings in monkeys ( Freedman et al.) that identify neurons in the prefrontal cortex that are primarily responsible for categorizing objects.
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- Authors
- Thorpe, S. J., & Fabre-Thorpe, M.
- Affiliations
- Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (FR)
- The authors are at the Centre de Recherche Cerveau et Cognition UMR 5549, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, 31062 France.
- ORCID
- Thorpe, Simon J.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2001-01-12
- Volume
- 291
- Issue
- 5502
- Pages
- 260-263
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1634666730
- Cited by
- 300
- References
- 19
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- FWCI
- 5.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Keywords
- object classification, prefrontal cortex, visual object recognition, primate visual cortex
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Haplorhini, Brain Mapping, Form Perception, Humans, Mental Processes, Neurons, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time, Temporal Lobe, Visual Pathways, Visual Perception, Prefrontal Cortex
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