Scientists uncover a brain circuit in primates that rapidly detects faces. Findings not only help explain how primates sense and recognize faces, but could also have implications for understanding conditions such as autism, where face detection and recognition are often impaired from early childhood
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Short-latency preference for faces in primate superior colliculus depends on visual cortex
Yu and Katz et al. show that neurons in primate superior colliculus (SC) exhibit a
preference for faces within 40 ms of stimulus onset. Inactivating the lateral geniculate
nucleus eliminated all visual responses in the SC, indicating that the short-latency…
preference for faces within 40 ms of stimulus onset. Inactivating the lateral geniculate
nucleus eliminated all visual responses in the SC, indicating that the short-latency…