Face Perception Is Modulated by Sexual Preference

• Published in: Current biology Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 63 - 68
• Main Authors: Kranz, Felicitas, Ishai, Alumit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 10.01.2006
• Subjects: Brain - anatomy & histology; Brain - physiology; Cognition; Face; Female; Humans; Limbic System - anatomy & histology; Limbic System - physiology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Reward; Sex Factors; Sexuality - physiology; Thalamus - anatomy & histology; Thalamus - physiology; Visual Perception

Face perception is mediated by a distributed neural system in the human brain [1, 2]. The response to faces is modulated by cognitive factors such as attention, visual imagery, and emotion [3–6]; however, the effects of gender and sexual orientation are currently unknown. We used fMRI to test whethe...