fMRI free-viewing data, resting-state and structural in macaques associated with publication 'Social prediction modulates activity of macaque superior temporal cortex'

Using a free-viewing and functional magnetic resonance imaging, we show that activity in a region of the macaque middle superior temporal (midSTS) cortex was specifically modulated by the predictability of social interactions. This region could be distinguished from other temporal regions involved in face processing. Using resting-state fMRI in anesthetized macaques, we showed that the connectivity between the face-responsive areas and the social prediction area was more integrated in macaques than in humans. We reproduce the social prediction results in a replication study and provide a control to rule out oculomotor implication through the FEF in the social prediction activity of the midSTS, using Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation. Using standard geometric shape movement stimuli, we also show that macaques do not attribute mental state to shapes.