Ventral stream - Fusiform Face Are (FFA) Flashcards
Where is the separate specialized neural circuits that mediates face recognition?
Inferior temporal cortex
What is the fusiform face area (FFA)?
Separate specialized neural circuits in inferior temporal cortex that mediates face recognition – fusiform face area (FFA)
What hemisphere has primary role in face recognition?
Right hemisphere…unilateral left damage will not affect facial recognition
What is prosopagnosia?
Impaired ability to recognize familiar faces and learn new faces. Remember the developmental type.
What is FFA influenced by?
Experience
FFA is activated in people who are experts in viewing something
Bird, car, dog, their own race experts
Extrastriate Body Area (EBO) in relation to FFA and what is it?
- Posterior to FFA
- Most activated to bodies and parts of bodies and not other objects
- Intermediate activation to faces
Parahippocampal Place Area is activated by…
Activated by scenes and backgrounds