Publication

The development of face expertise.

Gauthier I, Nelson CA
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2001 11 (2): 219-24

PMID: 11301243 · DOI:10.1016/s0959-4388(00)00200-2

Recent neuroimaging studies in adults indicate that visual areas selective for recognition of faces can be recruited through expertise for nonface objects. This reflects a new emphasis on experience in theories of visual specialization. In addition, novel work infers differences between categories of nonface objects, allowing a re-interpretation of differences seen between recognition of faces and objects. Whether there are experience-independent precursors of face expertise remains unclear; indeed, parallels between literature for infants and adults suggest that methodological issues need to be addressed before strong conclusions can be drawn regarding the origins of face recognition.

MeSH Terms (11)

Adult Animals Child Development Discrimination, Psychological Face Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Prosopagnosia Recognition, Psychology Visual Perception

Connections (1)

This publication is referenced by other Labnodes entities:

Links