Face perception: broken into parts.
A recent study has shown that, using transcranial magnetic stimulation to stimulate an area of the visual cortex, the perception of face parts can be selectively and reversibly disrupted, while the perception of their arrangement is spared.
Downing
Paul E
PE
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, UK. p.downing@bangor.ac.uk
D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*