FFA: a flexible fusiform area for subordinate-level visual processing automatized by expertise

被引：436
作者：
Tarr, MJ
Gauthier, I
机构：
[1] Brown Univ, Dept Cognit & Linguist Sci, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[2] Vanderbilt Univ, Dept Psychol, Nashville, TN 37240 USA
来源：
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE | 2000年 / 3卷 / 08期
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D O I：
10.1038/77666
中图分类号：
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号：
071006 ;
摘要：
Much evidence suggests that the fusiform face area is involved in face processing. In contrast to the accompanying article by Kanwisher, we conclude that the apparent face selectivity of this area reflects a more generalized form of processing not intrinsically specific to faces.
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页码：764 / 769
页数：6
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