Can object category-selectivity in the ventral visual pathway be explained by sensitivity to low-level image properties?

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¹ Perception in Action Research Centre and Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia susan.wardle@mq.edu.au.
² Perception in Action Research Centre and Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.

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Susan G Wardle et al. J Neurosci. 2014.

. 2014 Nov 5;34(45):14817-9.

doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3566-14.2014.

¹ Perception in Action Research Centre and Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia susan.wardle@mq.edu.au.
² Perception in Action Research Centre and Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.

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Low-level image properties of visual objects predict patterns of neural response across category-selective regions of the ventral visual pathway.
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