Research article summary (published 13 Mar 2007):

In the eye of the beholder: visual experience and categories in the human brain.

Full Abstract

How does experience change representations of visual objects in the brain? Do cortical object representations reflect category membership? In this issue of Neuron, Jiang et al. show that category training leads to sharpening of neural responses in high-level visual cortex; in contrast, category boundaries may be represented only in prefrontal cortex.

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Author information

Author/s: Haushofer, Johannes (J); Kanwisher, Nancy (N);

Affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. haushof(-atsign-)fas.harvard.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article

Journal: Neuron (Neuron), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Mar; vol 53 (issue 6) : pp 773-5

Dates: Created 2007/03/15; Completed 2007/05/15;

PMID: 17359912, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentOn: Neuron. 2007 Mar 15;53(6):891-903. (PMID: 17359923)

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Brain Mapping Humans Learning - physiology Neurons - physiology

Neurons - physiology Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology Photic Stimulation Visual Cortex - cytology; physiology

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