Functional connectivity of the human face network exhibits right hemispheric lateralization from infancy to adulthood.

ABSTRACT: Adults typically exhibit right hemispheric dominance in the processing of faces. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated age-dependent changes in face processing lateralization from infancy to adulthood (1-48 years old; N = 194). We co-registered anatomical and resting state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans of toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults into a common space and examined functional connectivity across the face, as well as place, and object-selective regions identified in adults. As expected, functional connectivity between core face-selective regions was stronger in the right compared to the left hemisphere in adults. Most importantly, the same lateralization was evident in all other age groups (infants, children, adolescents) and appeared only in fa

SUBMITTER: Lesinger K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10682179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature