Preprints

1. •Doostani N, Hossein-Zadeh G A, Cichy R M, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2023) Attention Modulates Human Visual Responses to Objects by Tuning Sharpening. bioRxiv. link
   

2. •Lam KC, Pereira F, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Woodard K, McMahon E (2020) Understanding object affordances through verb usage patterns. arXiv:2007.04245. link
   

Publications

1. • Xu, Y, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2023) Using DNNs to understand the primate vision: A shortcut or a distraction? Invited commentary for Bowers et al. Behavioral Brain Sciences, in press.
   

2. •Abbas-Zadeh M, Hossein-Zadeh GA, Seyed-Allaei S, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2023) Disturbance of information in superior parietal lobe during dual-task interference in a simulated driving task. Cortex, 167, 235-246. link
   

3. •Doostani N, Hossein-Zadeh G A, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2023) The normalization model predicts responses during object-based attention in the human visual cortex. eLife, 12, e75726. link
   

4. •Hebart MN, Contier O, Teichmann L, Rockter A, Zheng CY, Kidder A, Corriveau A, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Baker CI (2023) THINGS-data: A multimodal collection of large-scale datasets for investigating object representations in brain and behavior. eLife, 12, e82580. link
   

5. •Roberts S, Ungerleider L, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2023) Disentangling object category representations driven by dynamic and static visual input. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(4), 621-634. link
   

6. •Xu Y, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2022) Understanding transformation tolerant visual object representations in the human brain and convolutional neural networks. NeuroImage, 263, 119635. link
   

7. •Vaziri-Pashkam M, Conway BR (2022) How The visual system turns things the right way up. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 1-4. link
   

8. •Yargholi E, Hossein-Zadeh GA, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2022) Two distinct networks containing position-tolerant representations of actions in the human brain. Cerebral Cortex, in press, bhac149. link
   

9. •Mocz V, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Chun M, Xu Y (2022) Predicting identity-preserving object transformations in human posterior parietal cortex and convolutional neural networks. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 34(12), 2406-2435. link
   

10. •'t Hart M, Achakulvisut B, …,Vaziri-Pashkam M, …,Wyble BA (2022)Neuromatch Academy: a 3-week, online summer school in computational neuroscience. Journal of Open Source Education, 5(49), 118. link
    

11. •DuPre E, Salo T, …, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Whitaker K, Handwerker DA (2021) TE-dependent analysis of multi-echo fMRI with tedana. Journal of Open Source Software, 6(66), 3669. link
    

12. •Mocz V, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Chun M, Xu Y (2021) Predicting identity-preserving object transformations across the human ventral visual stream. Journal of Neuroscience, 41 (35), 7403-7419. link
    

13. •Xu Y, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2021) Examining the coding strength of object identity and nonidentity features in human occipito-temporal cortex and convolutional neural networks. Journal of Neuroscience, 41(19), 4234-4252. link
    

14. •McMahon E, Kim D, Mehr SA, Nakayama K, Spelke E, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2021) The ability to predict actions of others from distributed cues is still developing in children. Journal of Vision, 21(5), 14-14. link
    

15. •Xu Y, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2021) Limits to visual representational correspondence between convolutional neural networks and the human brain. Nature Communications, 12, 2065. link
    

16. •Van Viegen T., Akrami A,…, Vaziri-Pashkam M,…, Peters MAK (2021) Neuromatch Academy: Teaching Computational Neuroscience with Global Accessibility Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 25 (7), 535-538. link
    

17. •Abbas-Zadeh M, Hossein-Zadeh GA, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2021) Dual-task Interference in a Simulated Driving Environment: Serial or Parallel Processing? Frontiers in psychology, 11. link
    

18. •Hart Y, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Mahadevan L (2020) Early warning signals in motion inference. PloS Computational Biology, 16(5), e1007821. link
    

19. •Shafaei R, Bahrami B, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2020) Effect of Perceived Interpersonal Closeness on the Joint Simon Effect in Adolescents and Adults. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-10. link
    

20. •Xu Y, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2019) Task modulation of the 2-pathway characterization of occipitotemporal and posterior parietal visual object representations. Neuropsychologia, 132, 107140. link
    

21. •McMahon EG, Zheng CY, Pereira F, Gonzalez R, Ungerleider LG, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2019) Subtle predictive movements reveal actions regardless of social context. Journal of vision, 19(7), 16. link
    

22. •Vaziri-Pashkam M, Xu Y (2019) An information-driven 2-pathway characterization of occipitotemporal and posterior parietal visual object representations. Cerebral Cortex, 29, 2034-2050. link
    

23. •Vaziri-Pashkam M, Taylor JM, Xu Y (2019) Spatial frequency tolerant visual object representations in the human ventral and dorsal visual processing pathways. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 31(1): 49-63. link
    

24. •Vaziri-Pashkam M, Xu Y (2017) Goal-directed visual processing differentially impacts human ventral and dorsal visual representations. Journal of Neuroscience, 3392-16. link
    

25. •Vaziri-Pashkam M, Cormiea S, Nakayama K (2017)  Predicting actions from subtle preparatory movements. Cognition, 168: 65–75. link
    

26. •Tadayon SE, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Kahali P, Ansari M, Abbasian A (2016)  Common Genetic Variant in VIT Is Associated with Human Brain Asymmetry. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 10. link
    

27. •Naber M, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Nakayama K (2013) Unintended imitation affects success in a competitive game. PNAS, 110(50): 20046-20050.
    

28. •Garrido L, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Nakayama K, Wilmer J (2013) The consequences of subtracting the mean pattern in fMRI multivariate correlation analyses. Frontiers in neuroscience, 7. link
    

29. •Vaziri-Pashkam M, Cavanagh P (2011)  Effect of speed overestimation on flash lag effect at low luminance. i-Perception, 2: 1063-1075. link
    

30. •Holcombe A, Linares D, Vaziri-Pashkam M (2011) Perceiving spatial relations via attentional tracking and shifting. Current Biology, 21(13): 1135-1139.
    

31. •Afraz A, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Cavanagh P (2010) Spatial heterogeneity in the perception of face and form attributes. Current Biology, 20(23): 2112-6.
    

32. •Vaziri-Pashkam M, Cavanagh P (2008) Apparent speed increases at low luminance. Journal of Vision, 8(16): 9,1-12. link
    

33. •No’doust B, Afraz SR, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Esteky H (2006) Attentive Object Tracking Across Vertical Meridian in a Split Brain Patient. Brain Research  1076: 177-86.
    

34. •Afraz SR, Kiani R, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Esteky H (2004) Motion Induced Overestimation of the Number of Items in a Display. Perception, 33: 915-925.
    

35. •Rajimehr R, Vaziri-Pashkam M, Afraz SR, Esteky H (2004) Adaptation to apparent motion in crowded condition. Vision Research, 44(9): 925-31.
    

36. •Afraz SR, Montaser-Kouhsari L, Vaziri-Pashkam MM, Moradi F (2003) Interhemispheric visual interaction in a patient with posterior callosectomy. Neuropsychologia, 41(5): 597-604.