Multiple adjoining word- and face-selective regions in ventral temporal cortex exhibit distinct dynamics.

ABSTRACT: The map of category-selectivity in human ventral temporal cortex (VTC) provides organizational constraints to models of object recognition. One important principle is lateral-medial response biases to stimuli that are typically viewed in the center or periphery of the visual field. However, little is known about the relative temporal dynamics and location of regions that respond preferentially to stimulus classes that are centrally viewed, like the face- and word-processing networks. Here, word- and face-selective regions within VTC were mapped using intracranial recordings from 36 patients. Partially overlapping, but also anatomically dissociable patches of face- and word-selectivity were found in VTC. In addition to canonical word-selective regions along the left posterior occipitotempor

SUBMITTER: Boring MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8287994 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature