Brief Communication abstract
Nature Neuroscience 11, 877 - 879 (2008)
Published online: 11 July 2008 | doi:10.1038/nn.2158
Patches of face-selective cortex in the macaque frontal lobe
Doris Y Tsao1, Nicole Schweers1, Sebastian Moeller1 & Winrich A Freiwald1
In primates, specialized occipital-temporal face areas support the visual analysis of faces, but it is unclear whether similarly specialized areas exist in the frontal lobe. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging in alert macaques, we identified three discrete regions of highly face-selective cortex in ventral prefrontal cortex, one of which was strongly lateralized to the right hemisphere. These prefrontal face patches may constitute dedicated modules for retrieving and responding to facial information.
- Institute for Brain Research and Center for Advanced Imaging, University of Bremen, P.O.B. 330440, D-28334 Bremen, FR Germany.
Correspondence to: Doris Y Tsao1 e-mail: doris@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu
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