Xiaocang Zhu

Jun 28, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Jie Zhang |Xiaocang Zhu |Huihui Zhou |Shuo Wang

AbstractGoal-directed visual attention is a fundamental cognitive process that enables animals to selectively focus on specific regions of the visual field while filtering out irrelevant information. However, given the domain specificity of social behaviors, it remains unclear whether attention to faces versus non-faces recruits different neurocognitive processes.

Jun 28, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Jie Zhang |Runnan Cao |Xiaocang Zhu |Huihui Zhou

AbstractVisual attention and object recognition are two critical cognitive functions that significantly influence our perception of the world. While these neural processes converge on the temporal cortex, the exact nature of their interactions remains largely unclear. Here, we systematically investigated the interplay between visual attention and object feature coding by training macaques to perform a free-gaze visual search task using natural face and object stimuli.