Visual Experience is not Necessary for the Development of Face Selectivity in the Lateral Fusiform Gyrus
N. Apurva Ratan Murty, Santani Teng, David Beeler, Anna Mynick, Aude Oliva, Nancy Kanwisher
The paper shows face-selectivity in the lateral fusiform gyrus of congenitally blind individuals through haptic exploration, indicating visual experience is not required for this selectivity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Aug 24, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience