One thing humans, and in fact all primates can do with remarkable ease compared to computers is face recognition, especially across a range of viewing conditions. At her lab at Caltech, Doris Tsao tries to explore the way the brain does this. In her recent Science paper, she explored view invariance in the recently discovered […]
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Functional Compartmentalization and Viewpoint Generalization Within the Macaque Face-Processing System
posted by UCSDNeuro
When Marmosets Call
posted by Ashley Juavinett
Inhabiting a complex and noisy environment in the Brazilian forest, the common marmoset faces a continuous challenge to successful vocal communication. Much like having a conversation in Grand Central Station at rush hour, the marmoset has to strategically monitor its acoustic context and structure its calls accordingly. Understanding how these animals use various cortical systems […]
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