According to the _____, specific parts of the IT and occipital cortices along the ventral visual pathway are specialized for representing objects of specific categories.
A) modular coding view
B) distributed coding view
C) recognition by components approach
D) recognition by specific viewpoints approach

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The modular coding view posits that specific parts of the brain, particularly in the IT (inferotemporal) and occipital cortices along the ventral visual pathway, are specialized for processing and representing objects of specific categories, such as faces, places, or body parts. This view contrasts with the distributed coding view, which suggests that information about objects is represented across a network of areas rather than in specialized modules.

According to the _____, Specific Parts of the IT and Occipital