Cited by 2,043Face Recognition and PerceptionVisual perception and processing mechanismsTactile and Sensory Interactions

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A Cortical Area Selective for Visual Processing of the Human Body

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Despite extensive evidence for regions of human visual cortex that respond selectively to faces, few studies have considered the cortical representation of the appearance of the rest of the human body. We present a series of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies revealing substantial evidence for a distinct cortical region in humans that responds selectively to images of the human body, as compared with a wide range of control stimuli. This region was found in the lateral occipitotemporal cortex in all subjects tested and apparently reflects a specialized neural system for the visual perception of the human body.

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Authors
Downing, P. E., Jiang, Y., Shuman, M., & Kanwisher, N.
Affiliations
  • Bangor University (GB)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Downing, Paul E.
Venue
Science
Published
2001-09-28
Volume
293
Issue
5539
Pages
2470-2473
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2052986837
Cited by
2,043
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 68 · 2025: 70 · 2024: 76 · 2023: 102 · 2022: 88 · 2021: 96 · 2020: 84 · 2019: 83 · 2018: 83 · 2017: 85 · 2016: 111 · 2015: 105 · 2014: 91 · 2013: 95 · 2012: 118
FWCI
15.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Keywords
body perception, body image, visual cortex, lateral occipitotemporal cortex, face processing, body part recognition
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain Mapping, Face, Form Perception, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Occipital Lobe, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Temporal Lobe, Visual Cortex, Human Body, Recognition, Psychology

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