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 | Word length | 0.10 |
| 2 | IS IT ALIVE? | 0.40 |
| 3 | IS IT HOLLOW? | 0.55 |
| 4 | WAS IT INVENTED? | 0.40 |
| 5 | IS IT MANMADE? | 0.35 |
| 6 | IS IT MANUFACTURED? | 0.40 |
| 7 | Verticality | 0.05 |
| 8 | DOES IT GROW? | 0.35 |
| 9 | IS IT ELECTRONIC? | 0.45 |
| 10 | DOES IT HAVE EARS? | 0.25 |
| 11 | WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A HOUSE? | 0.40 |
| 12 | IS IT CONSCIOUS? | 0.25 |
| 13 | Horizontalness | 0.25 |
| 14 | DOES IT HAVE WIRES OR A CORD? | 0.50 |
| 15 | DOES IT HAVE PAWS? | 0.25 |
| 16 | DOES IT HAVE A FACE? | 0.25 |
| 17 | CAN YOU USE IT? | 0.30 |
| 18 | IS IT AN ANIMAL? | 0.25 |
| 19 | DOES IT HAVE A BACKBONE? | 0.25 |