Visual identification and memory in monkeys with circumscribed inferotemporal lesions.

Reports 2 experiments concerning the role of inferotemporal (IT) cortex in the processing of visual information, using a matching-to-sample procedure. Exp. I studied identification of visual stimuli at 3 levels of delay in 9 monkeys with anterior and posterior IT lesions and in normal controls. Exp. II examined proactive interference effects in the same groups. Results show that the 2 IT inferotemporal areas are involved in directing spatial and temporal attentional mechanisms in visual perception in complementary ways. (22 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)