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Image shows how the brain patches activated by the sight of a face.

·October 28, 2015·5 min read

Study Explores How a Face Comes to Represent a Whole Person in the Brain

A new study reports researchers have identified certain spots dedicated to processing faces in the primate brain prefer faces with bodies.

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·August 4, 2015·4 min read

Temporal Cortex Region Allows Dogs to Process Faces

A new study provides evidence for a face selective region in the temporal cortex of dogs.

The image shows a brain scan with the facial processing area of the brain highlighted in orange.

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·January 8, 2015·4 min read

Facial Motion Activates a Dedicated Network within the Brain

Researchers find face processing areas in the brain appear to respond selectively to the motion of faces, a new study reports.

The image shows the facial representations.

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·June 10, 2014·3 min read

Real or Fake? Research Shows Brain Uses Multiple Clues for Facial Recognition

According to new research, it takes more than just seeing a face to make it look human.

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·December 23, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Identify Gene That Influences the Ability to Remember Faces

A new study reports the oxytocin receptor plays a special role in the ability to remember faces.

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·December 16, 2013·4 min read

Do Patients in a Vegetative State Recognize Loved Ones?

Researchers discover unresponsive patients' brains could still recognize photos of family and friends.

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·October 7, 2013·2 min read

Facial Recognition is More Accurate in Photos Showing Whole Person

People use body cues to recognize people, even when the face is obscured, a new study shows.

The brain diagram shown highlights the fusiform gyrus (Brodmann area 37), which is associated with FFA.

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·March 18, 2013·4 min read

Difficulty in Recognizing Faces in Autism Linked to Performance in a Group of Neurons

Neurons in the specific brain area responsible for processing faces are too broadly "tuned" in some patients with autism, leading to difficulties in discriminating between the facial features of different individuals, a new study suggests.

Two pictures of a man from different distances are side by side.

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·September 26, 2012·3 min read

Ready for Your Close-Up?

Caltech study shows that the distance at which facial photos are taken influences perception.

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·September 7, 2012·4 min read

Predicting How Patients Respond to Therapy

A new study led by MIT neuroscientists has found that brain scans of patients with social anxiety disorder can help predict whether they will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.