Distributed processing of color and form in the visual cortex

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 5; p. 932
• Main Authors: Rentzeperis, Ilias, Nikolaev, Andrey R, Kiper, Daniel C, van Leeuwen, Cees
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 27.10.2014
• Subjects: Color; Feedback; feedforward; Form; Functional Specialization; integration; Psychology; mixed selective cells; color; form; distributed processing; high dimensional code; integration; complex selectivity; segregation

To what extent does the visual system process color and form separately? Proponents of the segregation view claim that distinct regions of the cortex are dedicated to each of these two dimensions separately. However, evidence is accumulating that color and form processing may, at least to some exten...