Visual representation of eye gaze is coded by a nonopponent multichannel system

被引:95
作者
Calder, Andrew J. [1 ]
Jenkins, Rob [2 ]
Cassel, Anneli [1 ]
Clifford, Colin W. G. [3 ]
机构
[1] MRC, Cognit & Brain Sci Unit, Cambridge CB2 7EF, England
[2] Univ Glasgow, Dept Psychol, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
[3] Univ Sydney, Sch Psychol, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
face perception; aftereffect; superior temporal sulcus; opponent coding;
D O I
10.1037/0096-3445.137.2.244
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
To date, there is no functional account of the visual perception of gaze in humans. Previous work has demonstrated that left gaze and right gaze are represented by separate mechanisms. However, these data are consistent with either a multichannel system comprising separate channels for distinct gaze directions (e.g., left, direct, and right) or an opponent-coding system in which all gaze directions are coded by just 2 pools of cells, one coding left gaze and the other right, with direct gaze represented as a neutral point reflecting equal activation of both left and right pools. In 2 experiments, the authors used adaptation procedures to investigate which of these models provides the optimal account. Both experiments supported multichannel coding. Previous research has shown that facial identity is coded by an opponent-coding system; hence, these results also demonstrate that gaze is coded by a different representational system to facial identity.
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页码:244 / 261
页数:18
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