Sound-encoded faces activate the left fusiform face area in the early blind.

Face perception in humans and nonhuman primates is accomplished by a patchwork of specialized cortical regions. How these regions develop has remained controversial. In sighted individuals, facial information is primarily conveyed via the visual modality. Early blind individuals, on the other hand,...

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Main Authors: Paula L Plaza, Laurent Renier, Stephanie Rosemann, Anne G De Volder, Josef P Rauschecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0286512&type=printable