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Research turns the world upside down: New study examines brain processes behind facial recognition

April 18, 2011 by

Using tests of visual perception and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers recently measured activity in two regions of the brain well known for facial recognition and found they were highly sensitive to the orientation of people's faces.

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