The Trajectory of Hemispheric Lateralization in the Core System of Face Processing: A Cross-Sectional Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pilot Study

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 11; p. 507199
• Main Authors: Hildesheim, Franziska E., Debus, Isabell, Kessler, Roman, Thome, Ina, Zimmermann, Kristin M., Steinsträter, Olaf, Sommer, Jens, Kamp-Becker, Inge, Stark, Rudolf, Jansen, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 02.10.2020
• Subjects: children; face processing; fusiform face area; lateralization; magnetic resonance imaging; Psychology; visual word form area; fusiform face area; lateralization; visual word form area; magnetic resonance imaging; children; posterior superior temporal sulcus; occipital face area; face processing

Face processing is mediated by a distributed neural network commonly divided into a "core system" and an "extended system." The core system consists of several, typically right-lateralized brain regions in the occipito-temporal cortex, including the occipital face area (OFA), the...