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...
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/ |
Similar Items
-
Local Discriminability Determines the Strength of Holistic Processing for Faces in the Fusiform Face Area
by: Goffaux, Valerie, et al.
Published: (2013) -
Successful Decoding of Famous Faces in the Fusiform Face Area
by: Axelrod, Vadim, et al.
Published: (2015) -
Multivoxel Patterns in Fusiform Face Area Differentiate Faces by Sex and Race
by: Contreras, Juan Manuel, et al.
Published: (2013) -
The Role of Gamma-Band Activity in the Representation of Faces: Reduced Activity in the Fusiform Face Area in Congenital Prosopagnosia
by: Dobel, Christian, et al.
Published: (2011) -
Disrupting perceptual grouping of face parts impairs holistic face processing
by: Curby, Kim M., et al.
Published: (2012)