Table 1.

Response distribution in IT cortex

Category-selective* (n)Not category-selective (n)Total (n)
Visually responsive
    Excitatory response only379 (72%)150 (28%)529 (42%)
        Faces15849
        Body parts7926
        Objects9042
        Places5233
    Suppressed response only148 (59%)102 (41%)250 (20%)
        Faces8441
        Body parts2318
        Objects1618
        Places2525
    Both (excite)196 (100%)0 (0%)196 (15%)
        Faces66
        Body parts69
        Objects37
        Places24
    Both (suppress)196 (100%)0 (0%)
        Faces104
        Body parts35
        Objects19
        Places38
Not visually responsive297 (23%)
    Total1272
  • *p < 0.05, main effect of stimulus category (ANOVA).