Dorsal stream involvement in recognition of objects with transient onset but not with ramped onset

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the ventral visual stream is understood to be responsible for object recognition, it has been proposed that the dorsal stream may contribute to object recognition by rapidly activating parietal attention mechanisms, prior to...

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Main Authors: Lourenco Tomas, Cross Alana J, Laycock Robin, Crewther Sheila G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Behavioral and Brain Functions
Online Access:http://www.behavioralandbrainfunctions.com/content/7/1/34