Face-likeness and image variability drive responses in human face-selective ventral regions

Human Brain Mapping

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2334-2349

  Davidenko, Nicolas ^a   Remus, David A ^a   Grill Spector, Kalanit ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Face silhouettes; Face likeness; FFA; FMRI; Variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY REGIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866173835     PISSN: 10659471     EISSN: 10970193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.21367     Document Type: Article

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