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This shows an adorable baby girl surrounded by photos of faces

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·November 15, 2021·6 min read

A Key Brain Region Responds to Faces Similarly in Infants and Adults

The fusiform face area, an area of the visual cortex responsible for facial processing, develops much earlier than previously believed.

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·July 23, 2020·6 min read

Age Differences in How the Brain Perceives and Remembers

Scene selective cortical regions are more sensitive to age than face-selective regions when it comes to memory and perception.

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·November 19, 2019·7 min read

‘Face blindness’ may involve a failed brain network, and could shed light on autism

Prosopagnosia, or "face-blindness", involves an entire network, not just one area of the brain. The findings may shed light on poor facial processing abilities associated with autism.

This shows the networks implicated in facial recognition in the brain

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·May 4, 2019·3 min read

Widespread brain connections enable face recognition

The connectivity between the face processing network and other networks associated with the processing of visual, social and auditory cues help predict how well we remember a familiar face.

researcher fitting eye tracking equipment onto an older lady

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·October 29, 2018·4 min read

Link Between What We See and How We Remember ‘Breaks’ As We Age

A new study reports older adults exhibit greater eye movements, but this does not correlate with an increase in brain activity patterns. Researchers say, while the eyes and brain are taking in environmental information, the link to creating memories of what is seen weakens over a life time.

the location of the amygdala in the brain

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·February 12, 2018·4 min read

Amygdala May Play Bigger Role in Facial Recognition

Researchers report the amygdala may play a bigger role in facial recognition than previously thought. According to a new study, the amygdala responds more specifically to images of the face than the fusiform face area does.

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·January 12, 2018·11 min read

The Neurological Disorders in Alice in Wonderland

A new paper reviews some of the possible psychological and neurological disorders experienced by characters in Alice in Wonderland.

Diagram shows how FFAs recognize objects.

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·November 9, 2015·3 min read

Ability to Recognize Objects and Faces Can Be Predicted by Thickness of Gray Matter

According to a new study, the thickness of the fusiform face area can predict a person's ability to recognize faces and objects.

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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.

This image shows shots from the video overlapping faces and houses.

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·April 10, 2014·4 min read

How the Brain Pays Attention

A new study Reveals how the brain focuses attention on faces and other objects.

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.

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A Key Brain Region Responds to Faces Similarly in Infants and Adults

Age Differences in How the Brain Perceives and Remembers

‘Face blindness’ may involve a failed brain network, and could shed light on autism

Link Between What We See and How We Remember ‘Breaks’ As We Age

Amygdala May Play Bigger Role in Facial Recognition

The Neurological Disorders in Alice in Wonderland

Ability to Recognize Objects and Faces Can Be Predicted by Thickness of Gray Matter

Temporal Cortex Region Allows Dogs to Process Faces

How the Brain Pays Attention

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

Memory Rewritten: Study Finds No Clear Line Between Episodic and Semantic Retrieval

Brain Stimulation Method Can Evaluate Consciousness in Alzheimer’s Disease

Early Intervention Helps Most Autistic Children Acquire Spoken Language

Brain Conductors Find Precise Connection to Target Cells via Protein Handshake

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