Emily D. Grossman
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780262019279
- eISBN:
- 9780262315029
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262019279.003.0004
- Subject:
- Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience
The perception of human actions in point-light biological motion animations relies on the coordinated activity of brain regions in the occipital, parietal, and frontal cortex. This chapter discusses ...
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The perception of human actions in point-light biological motion animations relies on the coordinated activity of brain regions in the occipital, parietal, and frontal cortex. This chapter discusses neuropsychological, single-unit, and neuroimaging evidence for linking the superior temporal sulcus (STS) to the cognitive demands of perceiving biological motion. Although the evidence accumulated over the past twenty years has suggested STS specialization for the perceptual construction of actions, the relatively recent emergence of findings from studies of social cognition suggest that a domain-specific hypothesis of STS specialization may be misplaced. Some proposals for alternatives theories are discussed.Less
The perception of human actions in point-light biological motion animations relies on the coordinated activity of brain regions in the occipital, parietal, and frontal cortex. This chapter discusses neuropsychological, single-unit, and neuroimaging evidence for linking the superior temporal sulcus (STS) to the cognitive demands of perceiving biological motion. Although the evidence accumulated over the past twenty years has suggested STS specialization for the perceptual construction of actions, the relatively recent emergence of findings from studies of social cognition suggest that a domain-specific hypothesis of STS specialization may be misplaced. Some proposals for alternatives theories are discussed.
