Large-Scale Organization of Object Knowledge

Explore the intricacies of object knowledge organization in the brain through this engaging lecture by Harvard University's Talia Konkle, part of the CBMM Summer Lecture Series 2015. Delve into the visual cortex's structure and function, examining how the brain categorizes and stores information about everyday objects. Investigate the "grocery store dilemma" and discover how meal-based and ingredient-based organizations contribute to our understanding of cortical organization. Gain insights into the layers of organization within the brain and their impact on object recognition and categorization.

Introduction
Questions
Methods
Outline
Visual cortex
The question
The grocery store dilemma
Mealbased organization
Layers of organization
Ingredientbased organization
Cortical organization