DOI: 10.1162/089892901564199. The Speed of Sight

The Speed of Sight

10.1162/089892901564199

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Abstract

Abstract Macaque monkeys were presented with continuous rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) sequences of unrelated naturalistic images at rates of 14-222 msec/image, while neurons that responded selectively to complex patterns (e.g., faces) were recorded in temporal cortex. Stimulus selectivity was preserved for 65% of these neurons even at surprisingly fast presentation rates (14 msec/image or 72 images/sec). Five human subjects were asked to detect or remember images under equivalent conditions. Their performance in both tasks was above chance at all rates (14-111 msec/image). The performance of single neurons was comparable to that of humans and responded in a similar way to changes in presentation rate. The implications for the role of temporal cortex cells in perception are discussed.

Bibliography

Keysers, C., Xiao, D.-K., FÃ¶ldiÃ¡k, P., & Perrett, D. I. (2001). The Speed of Sight. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 13(1), 90â101.

Authors 4

C. Keysers (first)
D.-K. Xiao (additional)
P. Földiák (additional)
D. I. Perrett (additional)

References 23 Referenced 221

Dates

Type	When
Created	23 years ago (July 27, 2002, 7:55 a.m.)
Deposited	4 years ago (July 27, 2021, 12:42 p.m.)
Indexed	1 month, 3 weeks ago (June 30, 2025, 3:01 p.m.)
Issued	24 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2001)
Published	24 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2001)
Published Online	24 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2001)
Published Print	24 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2001)

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BibTeX

@article{Keysers_2001, title={The Speed of Sight}, volume={13}, ISSN={1530-8898}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/089892901564199}, DOI={10.1162/089892901564199}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience}, publisher={MIT Press - Journals}, author={Keysers, C. and Xiao, D.-K. and Földiák, P. and Perrett, D. I.}, year={2001}, month=jan, pages={90–101} }

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