News tagged with fusiform gyrus


Precisely targeted electrical brain stimulation alters perception of faces, study finds

In a painless clinical procedure performed on a patient with electrodes temporarily implanted in his brain, Stanford University doctors pinpointed two nerve clusters that are critical for face perception. The findings could ...

Neuroscience created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Could nasal spray of 'love hormone' treat autism?

(HealthDay) -- Children with autism given a squirt of a nasal spray containing the hormone oxytocin showed more activity in brain regions known to be involved with processing social information, a small study ...

Autism spectrum disorders created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Patterns of connections reveal brain functions

For more than a decade, neuroscientists have known that many of the cells in a brain region called the fusiform gyrus specialize in recognizing faces. However, those cells don’t act alone: They need to ...

Neuroscience created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast