Fusiform face area

The frontal eye field, also referred to as FEF, is a region of the brain located in the prefrontal cortex. The FEF is responsible for preparing and controlling eye movements through different pathways as well as visual perception and awareness. The electrical stimulations occurring in this area is able to trigger eye movements. It was first discovered by scientist Dave Ferrier in the 1870’s when he found that electric stimulation of this part of the brain produced movement in the eyes and head in monkeys. Over the following years, the stimulation of this area was replicated in various other species of primates such as gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, etc. Currently, the FEF is identified by electrical stimulation by low electrical currents. The many studies done after Ferrier looked more into the anatomy as well as the nature of the type of movements evoked.…

prosopagnosia (DP) is the inability to recognize faces (Biotti & Cook, 2016). DP can affect one in every 50 individuals, both men and women (Biotti & Cook, 2016). DP is caused in the temporal lobe in a specific area known as the fusiform face area. The fusiform face area is the ability for an individual’s brain to be able to help recognize different faces (Biotti & Cook, 2016). One thing that is interesting about this topic is, a person with DP is not able to recognize faces but they can…

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