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Facial perception involves configural and analytical processing. A new framework expands the Haxby model, suggesting the extended system for facial processing is more widespread than previously thought.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Vision Science

Background:

  • Facial perception is crucial for social interaction.
  • Haxby's influential model proposed core and extended systems for facial processing.
  • Configural and analytical processing are key components of facial recognition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze configural processing within the Haxby model.
  • To propose a revised framework for facial perception.
  • To investigate the neural underpinnings of facial processing.

Main Methods:

  • Review of electrophysiological and neuroimaging studies.
  • Analysis of previously reported clinical cases.
  • Discussion of novel clinical case findings.

Main Results:

  • Configural processing is integral to facial perception.
  • The extended system for facial processing involves widely distributed brain regions.
  • Clinical cases support a broader role for the extended system.

Conclusions:

  • The extended system's regions are more distributed than initially proposed.
  • A revised framework enhances our understanding of facial perception.
  • Future research should explore the extended network in facial processing.