Who is That? Brain Networks and Mechanisms for Identifying Individuals

Catherine Perrodin; Christoph Kayser; Taylor J. Abel; Nikos K. Logothetis; Christopher I. Petkov

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2015.09.002

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Who is That? Brain Networks and Mechanisms for Identifying Individuals

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Who is That? Brain Networks and Mechanisms for Identifying Individuals

Catherine Perrodin, Christoph Kayser, Taylor J. Abel, Nikos K. Logothetis and Christopher I. Petkov

Trends in cognitive sciences, Vol.19(12), pp.783-796

12/01/2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.09.002

PMCID: PMC4673906

PMID: 26454482

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Abstract

Social animals can identify conspecifics by many forms of sensory input. However, whether the neuronal computations that support this ability to identify individuals rely on modality-independent convergence or involve ongoing synergistic interactions along the multiple sensory streams remains controversial. Direct neuronal measurements at relevant brain sites could address such questions, but this requires better bridging the work in humans and animal models. Here, we overview recent studies in nonhuman primates on voice and face identity-sensitive pathways and evaluate the correspondences to relevant findings in humans. This synthesis provides insights into converging sensory streams in the primate anterior temporal lobe (ATL) for identity processing. Furthermore, we advance a model and suggest how alternative neuronal mechanisms could be tested.

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Title: Subtitle: Who is That? Brain Networks and Mechanisms for Identifying Individuals
Creators: Catherine Perrodin - Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Christoph Kayser - University of Glasgow
Taylor J. Abel - University of Iowa
Nikos K. Logothetis - Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Christopher I. Petkov - Newcastle University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Trends in cognitive sciences, Vol.19(12), pp.783-796
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.09.002
PMID: 26454482
PMCID: PMC4673906
NLM abbreviation: Trends Cogn Sci
ISSN: 1364-6613
eISSN: 1879-307X
Publisher: Elsevier
Number of pages: 14
Grant note: BB/J009849/1; BB/L027534/1 / BBSRC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) P2SKP3_158691 / Swiss National Science Foundation; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); European Commission 102961/Z/13/Z / Wellcome Trust; European Commission NC/K000608/1 / National Centre for the Replacement BB/L027534/1 / Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 1513573 / Medical Research Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Medical Research Council UK (MRC); European Commission F32-NS087664 / NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA WT092606AIA / Wellcome Trust; European Commission F32NS087664 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS)
Language: English
Date published: 12/01/2015
Academic Unit: Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984360131302771

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