2021
Predicting Identity-Preserving Object Transformations across the Human Ventral Visual Stream
Mocz V, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Chun M, Xu Y. Predicting Identity-Preserving Object Transformations across the Human Ventral Visual Stream. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 41: 7403-7419. PMID: 34253629, PMCID: PMC8412993, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2137-20.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Visual Quality Determines the Direction of Neural Repetition Effects
Turk-Browne N, Yi DJ, Leber, Chun M. Visual Quality Determines the Direction of Neural Repetition Effects. Cerebral Cortex 2006, 17: 425-433. PMID: 16565294, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhj159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral visual areasRepetition effectsVisual areasNovel stimuliMagnetic resonance imaging studyBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studySame brain regionsNeural repetition effectsGreater BOLD responseLevel-dependent responsesRepetition attenuationBrain regionsImaging studiesPerceptual representationsRepetition enhancementLow-contrast scenesBehavioral performanceNeurophysiological studiesDegraded inputBOLD responseLow responseVisual thresholdExact opposite effect
2004
Neural fate of ignored stimuli: dissociable effects of perceptual and working memory load
Yi D, Woodman G, Widders D, Marois R, Chun M. Neural fate of ignored stimuli: dissociable effects of perceptual and working memory load. Nature Neuroscience 2004, 7: 992-996. PMID: 15286791, DOI: 10.1038/nn1294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMemory loadDissociable effectsHuman ventral visual cortexVentral visual cortexCategory-selective areasTypes of tasksUnattended stimuliPerceptual difficultiesVisual eventsNeural processingBackground stimuliParahippocampal cortexVisual informationNumber of objectsTarget taskVisual cortexBackground sceneStimuliSubject engagesFunctional blindnessTaskCortexProcessingMagnetic resonance imagingThe Neural Fate of Consciously Perceived and Missed Events in the Attentional Blink
Marois R, Yi D, Chun M. The Neural Fate of Consciously Perceived and Missed Events in the Attentional Blink. Neuron 2004, 41: 465-472. PMID: 14766184, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(04)00012-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParahippocampal place areaMedial temporal cortexConscious reportTemporal cortexAttentional blink paradigmStages of visionCapacity-limited stageHigh-level scene representationsFrontal cortexAttentional bottleneckAttentional blinkAttention proposeCognitive modelFace targetsPPA activationVisual processingVisual perceptionPlace areaVisual worldRapid categorizationVisual inputScene targetsScene representationInitial categorizationCortex
2001
Contextual guidance of attention
Olson I, Chun M, Allison T. Contextual guidance of attention. Brain 2001, 124: 1417-1425. PMID: 11408336, DOI: 10.1093/brain/124.7.1417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual cortexApical dendritesPyramidal cellsEarly visual areasModulation of activityStriate cortexVisual processingExtrastriate cortexVisual areasCortexNeurophysiological studiesFeedback modulationEvent-related potentialsEarly areasV1PatientsEarly activityLater stagesAttentive searchActivityBrain
1997
The Fusiform Face Area: A Module in Human Extrastriate Cortex Specialized for Face Perception
Kanwisher N, McDermott J, Chun M. The Fusiform Face Area: A Module in Human Extrastriate Cortex Specialized for Face Perception. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 4302-4311. PMID: 9151747, PMCID: PMC6573547, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-11-04302.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original Research