The Fusiform Face Area Is Engaged in Holistic, Not Parts-Based, Representation of Faces

Numerous studies with functional magnetic resonance imaging have shown that the fusiform face area (FFA) in the human brain plays a key role in face perception. Recent studies have found that both the featural information of faces (e.g., eyes, nose, and mouth) and the configural information of faces...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Jiedong, Li, Xiaobai, Song, Yiying, Liu, Jia
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391267/