Topic: concept-specific activity

The medial temporal lobe (MTL) is important for mnemonic processes, navigation and social cognition. At the basis of all these cognitive processes lies the integration of a multitude of stimuli and their classification into conceptual groups. Neurons in human MTL indeed show concept-specific activity profiles in that they fire specifically for pictures presenting concepts of animals, landscapes, faces, concept relations and their grade of novelty. How such representations are organized during moving scenes, where different concepts are presented simultaneously, has so far received little atten