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Tory G. Benson

Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyORCID 0009-0002-0715-1373Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Assay:imaging· 3 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Emily S. FinniD· 3 shared Qi Liang· 2 shared Rekha S. VarrieriD· 2 shared Clara Sava‐SegaliD· 1 shared Eshin JollyiD· 1 shared Peter J. MolfeseiD· 1 shared Zishan Su· 1 shared

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Shifts in neural representations, not gaze, track how people reinterpret ambiguous social scenes

Clara Sava‐Segal, Tory G. Benson, Emily S. Finn

The paper shows that reinterpretation of ambiguous social scenes is linked to representational shifts in association cortex, not changes in gaze.

bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

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

Shared and individual tuning curves for social perception

Rekha S. Varrier, Zishan Su, Qi Liang, Tory G. Benson, Eshin Jolly, Emily S. Finn

The paper characterizes individual and group-level thresholds for social perception using parameterizable stimuli and finds unique, stable tuning curves linked to socio-affective traits.

Open Mind · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience