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4. There is a special part of the brain just for recognizing faces
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- 1Fusiform Face Area (FFA)Part of the brain but not of the visual cortex to recognize and identify faces faster than other objects.
- 2Autism and face recognitionAutistic persons do not use the FFA to recognize faces; rather they use the normal visual cortex pathways.
- 3Looking at where the face looksEye tracking shows that we look at where a face looks at. This does not mean though that we pay attention to that area.
- 4Dead or alivePeople use mostly the eyes in order to decide if the face they are looking at is human and alive.
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- THERE IS A SPECIAL PART OF THE BRAIN JUST FOR RECOGNIZING FACES
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