The contribution of the fusiform gyrus and superior temporal sulcus in processing facial attractiveness: Neuropsychological and neuroimaging evidence

Neuroscience

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 409-422

  Iaria, G ^a   Fox, C J ^a   Waite, C T ^a   Aharon, I ^b   Barton, J J S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

attraction; esthetic; face perception; fusiform; prosopagnosia; temporal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSOPAGNOSIA; RECOGNITION; SPINDLE CELL; SUBICULUM; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROSOPAGNOSIA; TEMPORAL LOBE; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 49349104834     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.05.046     Document Type: Article

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