Functional organizational principle evaluated by microstimulation in the cortical facial motor areas
Sarina Karmacharya, Yifat Prut, Winrich A. Freiwald
The paper investigates whether stereotypical facial expressions are organized into discrete cortical zones using microstimulation, finding that stimulation evokes complex facial responses but not social-communicative behavior.
bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience