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Face recognition.

C G Gross1, J Sergent

  • 1Department of Psychology, Princeton University, New Jersey 08544-1010.

Current Opinion in Neurobiology
|April 1, 1992
PubMed
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Researchers are exploring face-selective neurons in monkeys and face recognition issues in humans. Findings suggest neurons work in groups for facial coding, not individually, highlighting the temporal cortex

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Face recognition is a complex cognitive function.
  • Studies on monkey temporal lobe neurons and human brain damage reveal insights into facial processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the role of face-selective neurons in the temporal lobe.
  • Understand face recognition deficits following brain damage in humans.

Main Methods:

  • Electrophysiological recordings in monkeys.
  • Analysis of human neurological case studies.

Main Results:

  • Face-selective neurons are part of ensembles for coding faces, not individual detectors.
  • Temporal cortex plays a general role in pattern recognition.
  • Human face-processing impairments vary with the location and level of brain damage.

    • Conclusions:

    • Facial recognition relies on distributed neural networks.
    • Damage to specific brain regions results in distinct face recognition deficits.