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Lookup NU author(s): Catherine Perrodin, Professor Christopher Petkov
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Social animals can identify conspecifics by many forms of sensory input. However, whether the neuronal computations that support this ability to identify individuals rely on modality-independent convergence or involve ongoing synergistic interactions along the multiple sensory streams remains controversial. Direct neuronal measurements at relevant brain sites could address such questions, but this requires better bridging the work in humans and animal models. Here, we overview recent studies in nonhuman primates on voice and face identity-sensitive pathways and evaluate the correspondences to relevant findings in humans. This synthesis provides insights into converging sensory streams in the primate anterior temporal lobe (ATL) for identity processing. Furthermore, we advance a model and suggest how alternative neuronal mechanisms could be tested.
Author(s): Perrodin C, Kayser C, Abel TJ, Logothetis NK, Petkov CI
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Year: 2015
Volume: 19
Issue: 12
Pages: 783-796
Print publication date: 01/12/2015
Online publication date: 07/10/2015
Acceptance date: 01/01/1900
ISSN (print): 1364-6613
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.09.002
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.09.002
PubMed id: 26454482