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The fusiform face area (FFA, meaning spindle-shaped face area) is a part of the human visual system (while also activated in people blind from birth [1]) that is specialized for facial recognition. [2] It is located in the inferior temporal cortex (IT), in the fusiform gyrus (Brodmann area 37).
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The FBA shares overlapping structures with the FFA, both are located in Brodmann area 37, specifically a part of the occipital lobe and temporal lobe known as the fusiform gyrus. The FBA is located on the ventral surface of the brain, [2] on the lateral posterior surface of the fusiform gyrus. [3]
The fusiform gyrus or fusiform face area (FFA) deals more with facial and body recognition rather than objects. Diagram depicting different regions of the left cerebral hemisphere, fusiform in orange. The parahippocampal place area (PPA) helps differentiate between scenes and objects. Same as above, but parahippocampal gyrus now in orange.
[3] [4] [5] While the exact location of the OFA varies between individuals and depands on the specific paradigm used, it usually corresponds to Brodmann areas 18 or 19. [6] The OFA is positioned in close proximity to the FFA and the STS, forming a complex network crucial for facial processing.
The fusiform gyrus, also known as the lateral occipitotemporal gyrus, [1] [2] is part of the temporal lobe and occipital lobe in Brodmann area 37. [3] The fusiform gyrus is located between the lingual gyrus and parahippocampal gyrus above, and the inferior temporal gyrus below. [4]
Past models of visual processing have distinguished certain areas of the brain by the specific stimuli that they are most responsive to; for example, the parahippocampal place area (PPA) has been shown to have heightened activation when presented with buildings and place scenes (Epstein & Kanwisher, 1998), whereas the fusiform face area (FFA ...
The mid-fusiform sulcus is a shallow sulcus that divides the fusiform gyrus into lateral and medial partitions. [1] [2] Functionally, the MFS divides both large-scale functional maps and identifies fine-scale functional regions such as the anterior portion of the fusiform face area.