Functional neuroimaging of visual cognition: attention a. performance XX: based on the papers pres. at the Twentieth Intern. symp. on attention a. performance, held at the Ettore Majorana centre for sci. culture in Erice, Sicily, July, 1-7, 2002

Functional neuroimaging has greatly enhanced our knowledge of the brain, and has, up to now, guided the field of cognitive neuroscience. For the latest volume in this prestigious series, Nancy Kanwisher and John Duncan have brought together world leaders in cognitive neuroscience to present a groundbreaking, state-of-the-art account of current imaging research in visual cognition. Topics include funtional and anatomical modularity of the visual system; mechanisms of object and pattern recognition; neural plasticity in evolution, development, and learning; selective attention to visual features, objects, and locations; sensorimotor control. Together these chapters give a fascinating insight into how current imaging research addressed not just the "where" but more importantly the "how" of our brain's understanding of the visual world. Finally, in his conclusion, Michael Posner considers what we have achieved so far with neuroimaging, and looks to the future and the next steps in our quest to understand brain function. Superbly edited and full of stunning color images, this will be one of the key publications in the field of cognitive neuroscience. 1 Understanding The Actions Of Others / Giacomo Rizzolatti -- Pt. 1 Modularity: Splitting The Atom Of Visual Cognition -- 2 Core Knowledge / Elizabeth Spelke -- 3 The Evolution Of Human Neocortex: Is The Human Brain Fundamentally Different From That Of Other Mammals? / Leah Krubitzer And Dianna M. Kahn -- 4 Analysis Of Topographically Organized Patterns Of Response In Fmri Data: Distributed Representations Of Objects In The Ventral Temporal Cortex / James V. Haxby -- 5 Time As Coding Space In The Cerebral Cortex / Wolf Singer -- 6 Separate Modifiability And The Search For Processing Modules / Saul Sternberg -- Pt. 2 Investigations Of The Ventral Visual Pathway: Extracting And Representing Visual Objects -- 7 Approaches To Visual Recognition / Shimon Ullman -- 8 The Functional Organization Of The Ventral Visual Pathway And Its Relationship To Object Recognition / Kalanit Grill-spector -- 9 The Cartography Of Human Visual Object Areas / R. Malach, G. Avidan, Y. Lerner, And I. Levy -- 10 The Neural Bases Of Subliminal Priming / Stanislas Dehaene -- 11 Audio-visual Associative Learning Enhances Responses To Auditory Stimuli In Visual Cortex / Désirée Gonzalo And Christian Büchel -- 12 Neural Representation Of Object Images In The Macaque Inferotemporal Cortex / Manabu Tanifuji, Kazushige Tsunoda, And Yukako Yamane -- 13 Plasticity And Functional Brain Development: The Case Of Face Processing / Mark H. Johnson -- Pt. 3 Mechanisms Of Visual Attention -- 14 Neurobiology Of Human Spatial Attention: Modulation, Generation, And Integration / Jon Driver, Martin Eimer, Emiliano Macaluso, And José Van Velzen -- 15 Towards A Neural Basis Of Human Visual Attention: Evidence From Functional Brain Imaging / Sabine Kastner -- 16 The Influence Of Scene Organization On Attention: Psychophysics And Electrophysiology / Mitchell Valdes-sosa Et. Al -- 17 Endogenous And Stimulus-driven Mechanisms Of Task Control / Gordon L. Shulman And Maurizio Corbetta -- 18 The Role Of Competitive Circuits In Extrastriate Cortex In Selecting Spatially Superimposed Stimuli / John H. Reynolds And Mazyar Fallah -- Pt. 4 Sensorimotor Integration -- 20 Neural Selection And Control Of Action / Jeffrey D. Schall -- 21 Human Brain Imaging Reveals A Parietal Area Specialized For Grasping / Jody Culham -- 22 A Framework For The Investigation Of Directed Cortical Interactions: Theoretical Background And Application Of Dynamic Sensorimotor Mapping / Rainer Goebel, Alard Roebroeck, Dae-shik Kim, And Elia Formisano -- 23 From Viewing Of Movements To Understanding And Imitation Of Other Person's Acts: Meg Studies Of The Human Mirror/neuron System / Riitta Hari And Nobuyuki Nishitani -- 24 Neuropsychological Perspectives On Sensorimotor Integration: Eye-hand Coordination And Visually Guided Reaching / David P. Carey -- Finale -- 25 The Achievement Of Brain Imaging: Past And Future / Michael I. Posner. Edited By Nancy Kanwisher, John Duncan. This Book Is Based On The Papers Presented At The Twentieth International Symposium On Attention And Performance Held At The Ettore Majorana Centre For Scientific Culture In Erice, Sicily, July 1-7, 2002. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Contents......Page 8 The Attention and Performance Symposia......Page 12 Participants......Page 14 Association lecture......Page 20 1 Understanding the actions of others......Page 22 Part 1 Modularity: Splitting the atom of visual cognition......Page 46 2 Core knowledge......Page 48 3 The evolution of human neocortex: Is the human brain fundamentally different than that of other mammals?......Page 76 4 Analysis of topographically organized patterns of response in fMRI data: Distributed representations of objects in the ventral temporal cortex......Page 102 5 Time as coding space in the cerebral cortex......Page 118 6 Separate modifiability and the search for processing modules......Page 144 Part 2 Investigations of the ventral visual pathway: Extracting and representing visual objects......Page 160 7 Approaches to visual recognition......Page 162 8 The functional organization of the ventral visual pathway and its relationship to object recognition......Page 188 9 The cartography of human visual object areas......Page 214 10 The neural bases of subliminal priming......Page 224 11 Audio-visual associative learning enhances responses to auditory stimuli in visual cortex......Page 244 12 Neural representation of object images in the macaque inferotemporal cortex......Page 260 13 Plasticity and functional brain development: The case of face processing......Page 276 Part 3 Mechanisms of visual attention......Page 284 14 Neurobiology of human spatial attention: Modulation, generation, and integration......Page 286 15 Towards a neural basis of human visual attention: Evidence from functional brain imaging......Page 320 16 The influence of scene organization on attention: Psychophysics and electrophysiology......Page 340 17 Endogenous and stimulus-driven mechanisms of task control......Page 364 18 The role of competitive circuits in extrastriate cortex in selecting spatially superimposed stimuli......Page 382 19 The imaging of visual attention......Page 400 Part 4 Sensorimotor integration......Page 408 20 Neural selection and control of action......Page 410 21 Human brain imaging reveals a parietal area specialized for grasping......Page 436 22 A framework for the investigation of directed cortical interactions: Theoretical background and application to dynamic sensorimotor mapping......Page 458 23 From viewing of movements to understanding and imitation of other persons’ acts: MEG studies of the human mirror-neuron system......Page 482 24 Neuropsychological perspectives on sensorimotor integration: Eye-hand coordination and visually guided reaching......Page 500 Finale......Page 522 25 The achievement of brain imaging: Past and future......Page 524 B......Page 548 C......Page 550 D......Page 551 F......Page 552 G......Page 553 H......Page 554 I......Page 555 K......Page 556 L......Page 557 M......Page 558 P......Page 560 R......Page 561 S......Page 562 T......Page 564 V......Page 565 W......Page 566 Z......Page 567 C......Page 568 G......Page 569 N......Page 570 R......Page 571 T......Page 572 W......Page 573