Title: Hand Placement near the Visual Stimulus Improves Orientation Selectivity in V2 Running Title: a Nearby Hand Improves V2 Orientation Selectivity

1 neurons 2 3 Running Title: A nearby hand improves V2 orientation selectivity 4 5 Authors: 6 Carolyn J Perry 7 Visual Perception and Attention Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York 8 University, Toronto, ON, Canada 9 Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada 10 11 Lauren E. Sergio 12 School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada 13 Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada 14 [email protected] 15 16 J. Douglas Crawford 17 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada 18 Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada 19 Canadian Action and Perception Network, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada 20 [email protected] 21 22 Mazyar Fallah 23 Visual Perception and Attention Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York 24 University, Toronto, ON, Canada 25 Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada 26 Canadian Action and Perception Network, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada 27 [email protected] 28 29 Corresponding Author: 30 Carolyn J. Perry 31 357 Bethune College, 4700 Keele St. 32 Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3 33 [email protected] 34 35 36 37 Articles in PresS. J Neurophysiol (February 25, 2015). doi:10.1152/jn.00919.2013