Neural Correlation of “Global-first” Topological Perception: Anterior Temporal Lobe

The “global-first” topological approach considers that long-range apparent motion (AM) works by abstracting global form invariants, and hence is actually associating with form perception rather than motion perception. This hypothesis has been verified by the behavioral finding of motion affinity between topologically equivalent figures as well as the fMRI finding of neural correlation of AM at the anterior temporal lobe (ATL). Such interaction of behavior and brain imaging continues to impact on efforts towards a theory on perceptual objects: the topological definition of objects and the ATL neural correlation of the formation of object representation.