Professor Paul Downing
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Contact info
Department of Psychology
Adeilad Brigantia
Penrallt Road
Gwynedd LL57 2AS
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1248 382159
Fax: +44 (0) 1248 382599
Email: p.downing@bangor.ac.uk
Web: https://sites.google.com/view/downinglab/home
- 2025
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Boosting forward connectivity between primary visual and body selective cortex reduces interference between sex and emotion judgements of bodies
Gandolfo, M., D'Argenio, G., Downing, P. & Urgesi, C., 15 Ebr 2025, Yn: Neuroimage. 310, t. 121102Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2024
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Are there cortical somatotopic motor maps outside of the human precentral gyrus?
Mitev, D., Koldewyn, K. & Downing, P., 3 Rhag 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Journal of Neurophysiology.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Representation of Sex from the Face and Body: Evidence from a Visual Adaptation Task
Mitev, D., Koldewyn, K. & Downing, P., Awst 2024.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen
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Action Understanding
Lingnau, A. & Downing, P., 9 Mai 2024, Cambridge Elements : Elements in Perception. Cambridge University Press, 76 t. (Elements in Perception).Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Characterizing the discriminability of visual categorical information in strongly connected voxels
Walbrin, J., Downing, P., Sotero, F. D. & Almeida, J., 12 Maw 2024, Yn: Neuropsychologia. 195, 108815.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Converging evidence that left extrastriate body area supports visual sensitivity to social interactions
Gandolfo, M., Abassi, E., Balgova, E., Papeo, L., Downing, P. & Koldewyn, K., 4 Ion 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Current Biology. 34, 9 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2023
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Testing cognitive theories with multivariate pattern analysis of neuroimaging data
Peelen, M. V. & Downing, P., Medi 2023, Yn: Nature Human Behaviour. 7, t. 1430-1441Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Testing cognitive theories with multivariate pattern analysis of neuroimaging data
Peelen, M. V. & Downing, P., 3 Meh 2023, Yn: PsyArXiv Preprints.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Asymmetric visual representation of sex from facial appearance
Gandolfo, M. & Downing, P., Ebr 2023, Yn: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 30, 2, t. 585-595 11 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2022
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The role of motion in the neural representation of social interactions in the posterior temporal cortex
Landsiedel, J., Daughters, K., Downing, P. E. & Koldewyn, K., 15 Tach 2022, Yn: Neuroimage. 262, 119533.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2020
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Asymmetric visual representation of sex from human body shape
Gandolfo, M. & Downing, P., Rhag 2020, Yn: Cognition. 205, 104436.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Examining the value of body gestures in social reward contexts
Williams, E., Bilbao-Broch, L., Downing, P. & Cross, E., 15 Tach 2020, Yn: Neuroimage. 222, 117276.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Neural representations of haptic object size in the human brain revealed by multivoxel fMRI patterns
Perini, F., Powell, T., Watt, S. & Downing, P., 1 Gorff 2020, Yn: Journal of Neurophysiology. 124, 1, t. 218-231Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2019
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Causal Evidence for Expression of Perceptual Expectations in Category-Selective Extrastriate Regions
Gandolfo, M. & Downing, P., 5 Awst 2019, Yn: Current Biology. 29, 15, t. 2496-2500Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Perceiving emotion and sex from the body: evidence from the Garner task for independent processes
Gandolfo, M. & Downing, P., 25 Meh 2019, Yn: Cognition and Emotion. 11 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Automatic imitation remains unaffected under cognitive load
Ramsey, R., Darda, K. M. & Downing, P., Mai 2019, Yn: Journal of Experimental Psychology - Human Perception and Performance. 45, 5, t. 601-615Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Neural networks supporting social evaluation of bodies based on body shape
Greven, I., Downing, P. & Ramsey, R., Mai 2019, Yn: Social Neuroscience. 14, 3, t. 328-344Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2018
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fMRI repetition suppression reveals no sensitivity to trait judgments from faces in face perception or theory-of-mind networks
Butler, E., Ward, R., Downing, P. & Ramsey, R., 14 Awst 2018, Yn: PLoS ONE. 13, 8, e0201237.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Neural Responses to Visually Observed Social Interactions
Walbrin, J., Downing, P. & Koldewyn, K., Ebr 2018, Yn: Neuropsychologia. 112, April, t. 31-39Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2017
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Category selectivity in human visual cortex: beyond visual object recognition
Peelen, M. V. & Downing, P., Hyd 2017, Yn: Neuropsychologia. 105, t. 177-183Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Human parahippocampal cortex supports spatial binding in visual working memory
Dundon, N., Katshu, M. Z. U., Harry, B., Roberts, D., Leek, C., Downing, P., Sapir, A., Roberts, C. & D-Avossa, G., 15 Medi 2017, Yn: Cerebral Cortex. 2017, t. 1-11Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Dissecting the visual perception of body shape with the Garner selective attention paradigm
Johnstone, L. & Downing, P., Gorff 2017, Yn: Visual Cognition. 25, 4-6, t. 507-523Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2016
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Evidencing a place for the hippocampus within the core scene processing network
Hodgetts, C., Shine, J., Lawrence, A., Downing, P. & Graham, K., Tach 2016, Yn: Human Brain Mapping. 37, t. 3779–3794Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Evidence for integrated visual face and body representations in the anterior temporal lobes
Harry, B. B., Umla-Runge, K., Lawrence, A. D., Graham, K. S. & Downing, P. E., Awst 2016, Yn: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 28, 8, t. 1178-1193Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Linking person perception and person knowledge in the human brain
Greven, I. M., Downing, P. E. & Ramsey, R., 25 Chwef 2016, Yn: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 11, 4, t. 641-651Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2015
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Extracting social information from the visual image of bodies
Greven, I. M., Downing, P. E. & Ramsey, R., 1 Awst 2015, t. 34.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Crynodeb › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Lesions of the Medial Occipito-Temporal cortex affect spatial binding of sensory and memory data
D-Avossa, G. G., Dundon, N. M., Leek, C., D'Avossa, G., Dundon, N., Katshu, M. Z., Roberts, D., Harry, B., Roberts, C., Downing, P. E. & Leek, E. C., 1 Awst 2015, Yn: Perception. 44, t. 43Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Separate neural representations of visual and haptic object size
Watt, S. J., Perini, F., Watt, S. & Downing, P. E., 1 Awst 2015, Yn: Perception. 44, 1, t. 340-341Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Body selectivity in occipitotemporal cortex: Causal evidence
Downing, P. E. & Peelen, M. V., 1 Meh 2015, Yn: Neuropsychologia. 83, t. 138-148Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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The lateral occipitotemporal cortex in action
Lingnau, A. & Downing, P. E., 3 Ebr 2015, Yn: Trends in Cognitive Science. 19, 5, t. 268-277Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2014
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The effect of personal grooming on self-perceived body image
van Paasschen, J., Walker, S. C., Phillips, N., Downing, P. E. & Tipper, S. P., 12 Rhag 2014, Yn: International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 37, 1, t. 108-115Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Brain Correlates of Experience-Dependent Changes in Stimulus Discrimination Based on the Amount and Schedule of Exposure
Mundy, M. E., Downing, P. E., Honey, R. C., Singh, K. D., Graham, K. S. & Dwyer, D. M., 26 Meh 2014, Yn: PLoS ONE. 9, 6Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2013
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A Critical Role for the Hippocampus and Perirhinal Cortex in Perceptual Learning of Scenes and Faces: Complementary Findings from Amnesia and fMRI
Mundy, M. E., Downing, P. E., Dwyer, D. M., Honey, R. C. & Graham, K. S., 19 Meh 2013, Yn: Journal of Neuroscience. 33, 25, t. 10490-10502Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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A Causal Role for the Extrastriate Body Area in Detecting People in Real-World Scenes
van Koningsbruggen, M. G., Peelen, M. V. & Downing, P. E., 17 Ebr 2013, Yn: Journal of Neuroscience. 33, 16, t. 7003-7010Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2012
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Viewpoint (In)dependence of Action Representations: An MVPA Study
Oosterhof, N. N., Tipper, S. P. & Downing, P. E., 1 Ebr 2012, Yn: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 24, 4, t. 975-989Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Mapping brain activation and information during category-specific visual working memory
Linden, D., Oosterhof, N., Klein, C. & Downing, P. E., 1 Ion 2012, Yn: Journal of Neurophysiology. 107, 2, t. 628-639Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2011
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Reflections on the hand: The use of a mirror highlights the contributions of interpreted and retinotopic representations in the rubber-hand illusion
Kontaris, I. & Downing, P. E., 14 Rhag 2011, Yn: Perception. 40, 11, t. 1320-1334Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Division of labor between lateral and ventral extrastriate representations of faces, bodies, and objects
Taylor, J. C. & Downing, P. E., 1 Rhag 2011, Yn: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 23, 12, t. 4122-4137Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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The role of occipitotemporal body-selective regions in person perception
Downing, P. E. & Peelen, M. V., 1 Tach 2011, Yn: Cognitive Neuroscience. 2, 3-4, t. 186-203Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Representations of action in occipito-temporal cortex.
Wiggett, A. J. & Downing, P. E., 1 Gorff 2011, Yn: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 23, 7, t. 1765-1780Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Faces and eyes in human lateral prefrontal cortex.
Chan, A. W. & Downing, P. E., 2 Meh 2011, Yn: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 5, 51, t. 1-10Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Learning associations between action and perception: Effects of incompatible training on body part and spatial priming
Wiggett, A. J., Hudson, M., Tipper, S. P. & Downing, P. E., 1 Meh 2011, Yn: Brain and Cognition. 76, 1, t. 87-96Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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A comparison of volume-based and surface-based multi-voxel pattern analysis.
Oosterhof, N. N., Wiestler, T., Downing, P. E. & Diedrichsen, J., 15 Mai 2011, Yn: Neuroimage. 56, 2, t. 593-600Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2010
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Functional characterisation of the extrastriate body area based on the N1 ERP component.
Taylor, J. C., Roberts, M. V., Downing, P. E. & Thierry, G., 1 Awst 2010, Yn: Brain and Cognition. 73, 3, t. 153-159Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Surface-based information mapping reveals crossmodal vision-action representations in human parietal and occipitotemporal cortex.
Oosterhof, N. N., Wiggett, A. J., Diedrichsen, J., Tipper, S. P. & Downing, P. E., 1 Awst 2010, Yn: Journal of Neurophysiology. 104, 2, t. 1077-1089Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Unitary haptic perception: integrating moving tactile inputs from anatomically adjacent and non-adjacent digits.
Peelen, M. V., Rogers, J., Wing, A. M., Downing, P. E. & Bracewell, R. M., 1 Gorff 2010, Yn: Experimental Brain Research. 204, 3, t. 457-464Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Neural correlates of affective influence on choice.
Parkinson, C., Piech, R. M., Lewis, J., Parkinson, C. H., Owen, A. M., Roberts, A. C., Downing, P. E. & Parkinson, J. A., 1 Maw 2010, Yn: Brain and Cognition. 72, 2, t. 282-288Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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fMRI-adaptation studies of viewpoint tuning in the extrastriate and fusiform body areas.
Taylor, J. C., Wiggett, A. J. & Downing, P. E., 1 Maw 2010, Yn: Journal of Neurophysiology. 103, 3, t. 1467-1477Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
- 2009
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Animate and inanimate objects in human visual cortex: Evidence for task-independent category effects.
Wiggett, A. J., Pritchard, I. C. & Downing, P. E., 1 Rhag 2009, Yn: Neuropsychologia. 47, 14, t. 3111-3117Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Dissociation of extrastriate body and biological-motion selective areas by manipulation of visual-motor congruency.
Kontaris, I., Wiggett, A. J. & Downing, P. E., 1 Rhag 2009, Yn: Neuropsychologia. 47, 14, t. 3118-3124Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid