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The neural dynamics of familiarity‐dependent face identity representation

Abstract Recognizing a face as belonging to a given identity is essential in our everyday life. Clearly, the correct identification of a face is only possible for familiar people, but ‘familiarity’ covers a wide range—from people we see every day to those we barely know. Although several studies have…
Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2023-08-07

Person identity‐specific adaptation effects in the ventral occipito‐temporal cortex

Identifying the faces of familiar persons requires the ability to assign several different images of a face to a common identity. Previous research showed that the occipito‐temporal cortex, including the fusiform and the occipital face areas, is sensitive to personal identity. Still, the viewpoint, facial…
Oxford: Wiley, 2022-03-08

The occipital face area is causally involved in identity-related visual-semantic associations

Faces are processed in a network of areas within regions of the ventral visual stream. However, familiar faces typically are characterized by additional associated information, such as episodic memories or semantic biographical information as well. The acquisition of such non-sensory, identity-specific…
Berlin: Springer, 2020-04-27

3. Vorlesung (24.04.2019): Entwicklung & Plastizität

Vorlesungsinhalt: Reifung des Gehirns; Synapsenbildung; Auswirkungen der Erfahrung auf die Entwicklung; Gehirn in Adoleszenz und Erwachsenenalter; Hirnschädigung und Neuroplastizität; Neuropsychologische Erkrankungen