An integrated face–body representation in the fusiform gyrus but not the lateral occipital cortex

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2469-2478

  Bernstein, Michal ^a   Oron, Jonathan ^a   Sadeh, Boaz ^a   Yovel, Galit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACE BODY REPRESENTATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; FUSIFORM GYRUS; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; FACE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907450428     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00639     Document Type: Article

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