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Conserved core visual object recognition across simian primates: Marmoset image-by-image behavior mirrors that of humans and macaques

Alexander J.E. Kell, Sophie L. Bokor, You-Nah Jeon, Tahereh Toosi, Elias B. Issa
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.19.345561
Alexander J.E. Kell
1Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University
2Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University
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Sophie L. Bokor
1Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University
2Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University
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You-Nah Jeon
1Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University
2Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University
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Tahereh Toosi
1Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University
2Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University
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Elias B. Issa
1Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University
2Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University
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Abstract

We report that the marmoset, a 300-gram simian primate with a flat cortex, performs a challenging high-level perceptual task in a strikingly human-like manner. Across the same set of 400 images, marmosets’ image-by-image core object recognition behavior was highly similar to that of humans—and was nearly as human-like as was macaques’ (r=0.73 vs. r=0.77). Separately, we found that marmosets’ visual abilities far outstripped those of rodents—marmosets substantially outperformed rats and generalized in a far more robust manner across images. Thus, core aspects of visual perception are conserved across simian primates, and marmosets may be a powerful small model organism for high-level visual neuroscience.

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The authors have declared no competing interest.

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Conserved core visual object recognition across simian primates: Marmoset image-by-image behavior mirrors that of humans and macaques
Alexander J.E. Kell, Sophie L. Bokor, You-Nah Jeon, Tahereh Toosi, Elias B. Issa
bioRxiv 2020.10.19.345561; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.19.345561
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Conserved core visual object recognition across simian primates: Marmoset image-by-image behavior mirrors that of humans and macaques
Alexander J.E. Kell, Sophie L. Bokor, You-Nah Jeon, Tahereh Toosi, Elias B. Issa
bioRxiv 2020.10.19.345561; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.19.345561

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