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Neural correlates of personally familiar faces: Parents, partner and own faces

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Taylor, Margot J., Arsalidou, Marie, Bayless, Sarah J., Morris, Drew, Evans, Jennifer W., Barbeau, Emmanuel J.·2009·Human Brain Mapping

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Investigations of the neural correlates of face recognition have typically used old/new paradigms where subjects learn to recognize new faces or identify famous faces. Familiar faces, however, include one's own face, partner's and parents' faces. Using event‐related fMRI, we examined the neural correlates of these personally familiar faces. Ten participants were presented with photographs of own, partner, parents, famous and unfamiliar faces and responded to a distinct target. Whole brain, two regions of interest (fusiform gyrus and cingulate gyrus), and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted. Compared with baseline, all familiar faces activated the fusiform gyrus; own faces also activated occipital regions and the precuneus; partner faces activated similar areas, but in addition, the parahippocampal gyrus, middle superior temporal gyri and middle frontal gyrus. Compared with unfamiliar faces, only personally familiar faces activated the cingulate gyrus and the extent of activation varied with face category. Partner faces also activated the insula, amygdala and thalamus. Regions of interest analyses and laterality indices showed anatomical distinctions of processing the personally familiar faces within the fusiform and cingulate gyri. Famous faces were right lateralized whereas personally familiar faces, particularly partner and own faces, elicited bilateral activations. Regression analyses show experiential predictors modulated with neural activity related to own and partner faces. Thus, personally familiar faces activated the core visual areas and extended frontal regions, related to semantic and person knowledge and the extent and areas of activation varied with face type. Hum Brain Mapp, 2009. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Authors
Taylor, M. J., Arsalidou, M., Bayless, S. J., Morris, D., Evans, J. W., & Barbeau, E. J.
Affiliations
  • Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
  • York University (CA)
  • University of Winchester (GB)
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Venue
Human Brain Mapping
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-08-22
Volume
30
Issue
7
Pages
2008-2020
ISSN
  • 1065-9471 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0193
OpenAlex
W2124674025
Cited by
128
References
76
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FWCI
2.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Human Brain Mapping (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Face recognition and analysis
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Keywords
face recognition (cognition), fusiform gyrus, cingulate gyrus, hemispheric lateralization, famous faces, face processing, person knowledge, amygdala, insula, thalamus
MeSH terms
Adult, Body Image, Brain, Brain Mapping, Face, Famous Persons, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Parents, Photic Stimulation, Linear Models, Spouses, Recognition, Psychology

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