RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Cortical Representation of Objects Rotating in Depth
JF The Journal of Neuroscience
JO J. Neurosci.
FD Society for Neuroscience
SP 3864
OP 3874
DO 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0340-07.2007
VO 27
IS 14
A1 Weigelt, Sarah
A1 Kourtzi, Zoe
A1 Kohler, Axel
A1 Singer, Wolf
A1 Muckli, Lars
YR 2007
UL http://www.jneurosci.org/content/27/14/3864.abstract
AB The perception of motion provides valuable interpolations of the visual scene. This fundamental capacity of the visual system is evident in apparent rotation: by presenting only two images of an object rotated in space, a vivid illusion of a smooth apparent motion in three dimensions can be induced. The unseen interpolated rotation views are filled in by the visual system. In the present study, we identified the cortical network responsible for this filling-in process. We argue that cross talk between areas of the ventral and dorsal visual pathways promote the illusion of smooth apparent rotation. Most interestingly, the network represents the unseen object views. Using functional magnetic resonance adaptation, we are able to show that the cortical network selectively adapts to the illusory object views. Our findings provide strong evidence for cortical representations of three-dimensional rotating objects that are view invariant with respect to the rotation path. Furthermore, our results confirm psychophysical investigations that unseen interpolated rotation views can be primed by apparent motion. By applying functional magnetic resonance adaptation, we show for the first time cortical adaptation to unseen objects. Together, our neuroimaging study advances the understanding of the cortical mechanisms mediating the influence of motion on object processing.