Subjective, not objective, socialness drives activity in the brain's third visual pathway
Rekha S. Varrier, Qi Liang, Tory G. Benson, Peter J. Molfese, Emily S. Finn
The paper compares neural responses to objective and subjective socialness in an fMRI study, finding that subjective ratings better predict activity in visuo-social brain regions.
bioRxiv · May 29, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience