Goal-Directed Visual Processing (IMAGE) Society for Neuroscience Caption The dorsal (upper) pathway sees objects according to what they are and what we do with them while the ventral (lower) pathway sees objects as they always are. Credit Maryam Vaziri-Pashkam and Yaoda Xu Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.