Our research utilizes functional imaging (fMRI), computational techniques and behavioral methods to investigate visual object recognition and other high-level visual processes. For humans, object recognition is a natural, effortless skill that occurs within a few hundreds of milliseconds, yet, it is one of the least understood aspects of visual perception. We are interested in investigating the underlying representations and cortical mechanisms that subserve recognition, and the relation between these neural processes, and our visual perception of the world.

Object Selective Regions in the Human Brain
Here you can see visual areas in the human cortex that are selectively activated when people look at objects in the world and are involved in object recognition. These regions include the lateral occipital complex that is located bilaterally, extending ventrally into temporal cortex. The images were acquired from MRI scans in which we scanned both the brain's anatomic structure and functional activations.

Current Lab Projects