Figure 5.

Results of item analysis in scene-selective cortex showing fMRI response plotted as a function of object characteristics in (a) PPA/PHC, (b) RSC, (c) TOS. For purposes of display, items were grouped into sets of 20 based on their property scores and average fMRI response for each group was plotted against the average property score. Responses to Scenes (object + background) indicated by squares and response to Objects (object + no background) indicated by circles. Positive slope reflects the modulation of the region by that particular stimulus property. Solid trend lines indicate a significant effect. Consistent with previous results, we find that PPA/PHC and RSC are modulated by object properties for both Scenes and Objects, whereas the TOS encodes only some of these properties and only for Objects (i.e. isolated objects without scenic background).