Features were ranked based on the median peak score over 9 subjects. A row in the table also shows the median time point when that feature reached its peak score (medians taken over 9 subjects). All features shown were significantly predicted with p < 10-5 (corrected for multiple comparisons over features, regions, and time).
Semantic features are shown in upper case, and perceptual features in lower case.
| Rank | Feature | Median time (s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A LOAF OF BREAD? | 0.55 |
| 2 | CAN YOU HOLD IT? | 0.50 |
| 3 | IS IT HOLLOW? | 0.45 |
| 4 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A CAR? | 0.55 |
| 5 | IS IT TALLER THAN A PERSON? | 0.40 |
| 6 | CAN YOU PICK IT UP? | 0.45 |
| 7 | WOULD YOU FIND IT IN AN OFFICE? | 0.60 |
| 8 | CAN YOU HOLD IT IN ONE HAND? | 0.45 |
| 9 | DOES IT HAVE A FACE? | 0.35 |
| 10 | DOES IT GET WET? | 0.70 |
| 11 | DOES IT HAVE FEATHERS? | 0.50 |
| 12 | IS IT A PREDATOR? | 0.55 |
| 13 | CAN IT SWIM? | 0.30 |
| 14 | IS IT ELECTRONIC? | 0.45 |
| 15 | DOES IT HAVE A BACKBONE? | 0.30 |
| 16 | IS IT USED TO CARRY THINGS? | 0.65 |
| 17 | CAN YOU PLAY IT? | 0.05 |
| 18 | IS IT A VEGETABLE / PLANT? | 0.60 |
| 19 | IS IT MANUFACTURED? | 0.35 |
| 20 | IS IT A VEHICLE? | 0.50 |
| 21 | DOES IT HAVE EARS? | 0.35 |
| 22 | CAN IT CAUSE YOU PAIN? | 0.20 |