Publications by authors named "Elena Motterle"
Article Synopsis
- Recent research challenges the traditional view of visual object recognition as strictly hierarchical, highlighting the importance of foveal retinotopic cortex and feedback signals from higher-level visual areas in processing peripheral visuals.
- A study using a foveal mask paradigm explored how feedback timing and similarity of peripheral objects affected perception, revealing significant bias when identical objects were presented.
- The findings suggest that the foveal cortex acts more like a visual sketchpad, maintaining and manipulating relevant information rather than just planning foveation, complicating our understanding of visual processing.
