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Occipital-temporal cortical tuning to semantic and affective features of natural images predicts associated behavioral responses (2024)


The mechanisms of recognition and response to emotional stimuli are not fully understood. Here, the authors reveal tuning to semantic and emotional image features within occipital temporal cortex that efficiently encodes information suited to guiding behavior.

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