Vision: A Computational Investigation into the Human Representation and Processing of Visual Information
Structural Encoding of Human and Schematic Faces: Holistic and Part-Based Processes
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Vase or Face? A Neural Correlate of Shape-Selective Grouping Processes in the Human Brain
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Face-specific processing in the human fusiform gyrus
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Electrophysiological studies of face perception in humans
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Detailed Exploration of Face-related Processing in Congenital Prosopagnosia: 1. Behavioral Findings
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Dissociations of Face and Object Recognition in Developmental Prosopagnosia
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Fusiform gyrus face selectivity relates to individual differences in facial recognition ability
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
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Congenital prosopagnosia is a severe impairment in face identification manifested from early childhood in the absence of any evident brain lesion. In this study, we used fMRI to compare the brain activity elicited by faces in a congenital prosopagnosic subject (YT) relative to a control group of 12 subjects in an attempt to shed more light on the nature of the brain mechanisms subserving face identification. The face-related activation pattern of YT in the ventral occipito-temporal cortex was similar to that observed in the control group on several parameters: anatomical location, activation profiles, and hemispheric laterality. In addition, using a modified vase-face illusion, we found that YT's brain activity in the face-related regions manifested global grouping processes. However, subtle differences in the degree of selectivity between objects and faces were observed in the lateral occipital cortex. These data suggest that face-related activation in the ventral occipito-temporal cortex, although necessary, might not be sufficient by itself for normal face identification.