Top encoded features in cuneus-lh (7 / 67)

Totals: semantic = 46 / 218, perceptual = 6 / 11

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)
1Word length0.10
2CAN YOU PICK IT UP?0.45
3IS IT BIGGER THAN A CAR?0.45
4IS IT BIGGER THAN A BED?0.25
5CAN YOU HOLD IT IN ONE HAND?0.45
6DOES IT OPEN?0.40
7Internal details0.45
8White pixel count0.45
9Verticality0.10
10CAN YOU HOLD IT?0.25
11COULD YOU FIT INSIDE IT?0.40
12IS IT HOLLOW?0.70
13CAN IT BITE OR STING?0.20
14IS IT TALLER THAN A PERSON?0.40
15IS IT BIGGER THAN A LOAF OF BREAD?0.35
16IS IT MANUFACTURED?0.35
17Right-diagonalness0.25
18CAN IT CAUSE YOU PAIN?0.10
19DOES IT HAVE EARS?0.25
20IS IT ELECTRONIC?0.30
21DOES IT COME IN PAIRS?0.60
22Prickiliness0.15
23DOES IT HAVE PARTS?0.70
24WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A HOUSE?0.65
25WOULD YOU FIND IT IN AN OFFICE?0.65
26IS IT HEAVY?0.20
27CAN YOU BUY IT?0.25
28WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A SCHOOL?0.60
29CAN YOU PEEL IT?0.70
30DOES IT HAVE FEET?0.30
31IS IT USED IN SPORTS?0.30
32DOES IT HAVE FOUR LEGS?0.30
33DOES IT HAVE AT LEAST ONE HOLE?0.65
34CAN YOU PET IT?0.50
35CAN IT LIVE OUT OF WATER?-0.05
36CAN YOU USE IT?0.30
37CAN YOU RIDE ON/IN IT?0.20
38DO YOU HOLD IT TO USE IT?0.50
39IS IT WILD?0.35
40IS IT A VEHICLE?0.20
41IS IT HAIRY?0.70
42DOES IT HAVE HORNS / THORNS / SPIKES?0.20
43DOES IT HAVE CORNERS?0.35
44WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A GARDEN?0.35
45IS IT FAST?0.70
46IS IT A BODY PART?0.30
47DOES IT HAVE FEELINGS?0.70
48IS PART OF IT MADE OF GLASS?0.35
49DOES IT GROW?0.35
50IS IT ALIVE?0.35
51IS IT USED FOR TRANSPORTATION?0.10
52IS IT MANMADE?0.35