Expertise for cars and birds recruits brain areas involved in face recognition

被引：979

作者：

Gauthier, I ^{[1
]}

Skudlarski, P ^{[1
]}

Gore, JC ^{[1
]}

Anderson, AW ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Diagnost Radiol, New Haven, CT 06510 USA

来源：

NATURE NEUROSCIENCE | 2000年 / 3卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1038/72140

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

Expertise with unfamiliar objects ('greebles') recruits face-selective areas in the fusiform gyrus (FFA) and occipital lobe (OFA). Here we extend this finding to other homogeneous categories. Bird and car experts were tested with functional magnetic resonance imaging during tasks with faces, familiar objects, cars and birds. Homogeneous categories activated the FFA more than familiar objects. Moreover, the right FFA and OFA showed significant expertise effects. An independent behavioral test of expertise predicted relative activation in the right FFA for birds versus cars within each group. The results suggest that level of categorization and expertise, rather than superficial properties of objects, determine the specialization of the FFA.

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页码：191 / 197

页数：7

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