Brain dynamics of upstream perceptual processes leading to visual object recognition: A high density ERP topographic mapping study

► Proactive brain processes leading to object recognition were investigated using EEG. ► Behavioral results show that participants gathered evidence before recognition. ► At 280 ms post-stimulus onset, different networks contributed to object recognition. ► Accumulation of evidence was found in the posterior cingulate cortex. ► Categorical recognition effects were observed in the dACC.