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·April 2, 2023·6 min read

Treating Brain ‘Hotspots’ and Networks to Address Autism, Aggression and More

A new study identifies specific brain network hotspots linked to autism, aggression, and a range of other social behavioral problems. The findings reveal those with ASD who score lower on facial processing tests are more likely to have more severe symptoms of autism, especially social behavioral problems. The researchers report treatments such as tRMS may provide some hope for those on the autism spectrum.

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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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·May 18, 2020·1 min read

The brain’s facial recognition area doesn’t differentiate outgroup members

A new study reports difficulty in telling members of an "outgroup" apart is linked to visual processing.

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·April 14, 2020·4 min read

Advanced, high-res MRI scans reveal link between cognitive abilities and ‘tree ring’ layers in the brain

Object and facial recognition abilities are associated with the same brain area but are characterized by different depths of cortical layers, which form at the age each ability was acquired.

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·March 2, 2020·5 min read

Earliest look at newborns’ visual cortex reveals the minds babies start with

A newborn's brain is more adult-like than previously assumed. Neuroimaging revealed much of the visual cortex scaffolding is in place, along with patterns of brain activity at 27 days of age, although it is not quite as strong as seen in adult brains.

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·February 18, 2020·5 min read

Brain coordinates for face blindness identified

Brain activity in the fusiform face area on the right side of the brain showed no difference in those with face blindness compared to those without the condition. However, researchers found those with prosopagnosia had reduced activity in a corresponding area on the left side of the brain.

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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.

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·January 21, 2019·3 min read

Neurons in the Visual Cortex that Respond to Faces Identified

Researchers have identified neurons in the visual cortex that respond to different faces.

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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.

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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.