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Investigating Object Representations in the Macaque Dorsal Visual Stream Using Single-unit Recordings
Published on: August 1, 2018
Central executive secondary tasks in object recognition: an analogue of the unusual views deficit in the
Barbara A Baragwanath1, Oliver H Turnbull
1School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, UK. psp632@bangor.ac.uk
Abstract:
The particular problem of recognition from unusual viewpoints, may well involve a substantial problem-solving component and employ frontal/central executive resources. The present study investigates this question using a dual-task technique. In Experiment 1, the reliability of an unusual views effect was demonstrated. Experiment 2 showed that a central executive secondary task selectively disrupts unusual views recognition. These results are discussed in the context of existing lesion and functional imaging findings.
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