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Publication Date
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2026-07-06 |
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Title
| Dissociated face- and word-selective intracerebral responses in the human ventral occipito-temporal cortex [* Cross-Reference *] |
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Other Identifier
| https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-021-02350-4
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Author
| Simen Hagen (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Radboud University Nijmegen, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Université de Lorraine)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Radboud University Nijmegen, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Université de LorraineORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8293-9518
Aliette Lochy (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2066-9732
Corentin Jacques (UCLouvain)UCLouvainORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8917-4346
Louis Maillard (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Université de Lorraine)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Université de LorraineORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2895-0385
Sophie Colnat‐Coulbois (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Université de Lorraine)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Université de LorraineORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1987-857X
Jacques Jonas (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Université de Lorraine)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Université de LorraineORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1053-0748
Bruno Rossion (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Université de Lorraine, UCLouvain)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Université de Lorraine, UCLouvainORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1845-3935 |
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Description
| The extent to which faces and written words share neural circuitry in the human brain is actively debated. Here, we compare face-selective and word-selective responses in a large group of patients (N = 37) implanted with intracerebral electrodes in the ventral occipito-temporal cortex (VOTC). Both face-selective (i.e., significantly different responses to faces vs. non-face visual objects) and word-selective (i.e., significantly different responses to words vs. pseudofonts) neural activity is isolated with frequency-tagging. Critically, this sensitive approach allows to objectively quantify category-selective neural responses and disentangle them from general visual responses. About 70% of significant electrode contacts show either face-selectivity or word-selectivity only, with the expected right and left hemispheric dominance, respectively. Spatial dissociations are also found within core regions of face and word processing, with a medio-lateral dissociation in the fusiform gyrus (FG) and surrounding sulci, respectively. In the 30% of overlapping face- and word-selective contacts across the VOTC or in the FG and surrounding sulci, between-category-selective amplitudes (faces vs. words) show no-to-weak correlations, despite strong correlations in both the within-category-selective amplitudes (face–face, word–word) and the general visual responses to words and faces. Overall, these observations support the view that category-selective circuitry for faces and written words is largely dissociated in the human adult VOTC. (2021-08-09)
***This entry has been automatically imported via OpenAlex by LIST harvest scripts. Please refer to https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-021-02350-4 for the original and latest version of the publication*** (2026-07-01) |
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Subject
| Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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Keyword
| Fusiform gyrus
Psychology
Dissociation (chemistry)
Visual cortex
Word (group theory)
Temporal cortex
Neuroscience
Face (sociological concept)
Cognitive psychology
Communication
Cognition
Chemistry
Mathematics
Linguistics |
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Topic Classification
| Face Recognition and Perception
Neural dynamics and brain function
Visual perception and processing mechanisms |
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Deposit Date
| 2021-08-09 |
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Data Type
| Article |
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Data Source
| Brain Structure and Function |