Individual gaze shapes diverging neural representations.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 39213176.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1073/pnas.2405602121 and PMC identifier 11388360.
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Abstract
Complex visual stimuli evoke diverse patterns of gaze, but previous research suggests that their neural representations are shared across brains. Here, we used hyperalignment to compare visual responses between observers viewing identical stimuli. We find that individual eye movements enhance cortical visual responses but also lead to representational divergence. Pairwise differences in the spatial distribution of gaze and in semantic salience predict pairwise representational divergence in V1 and inferior temporal cortex, respectively. This suggests that individual gaze sculpts individual visual worlds.
Medical subject headings
- Eye Movements