title: Interaction between the electrical stimulation of a face-selective area and the perception of face stimuli.
abstract: We electrically stimulated the face-selective area in epileptic patients while they were performing a face-categorization task. Face categorization was interfered by electrical stimulation but was restored by increasing the visual signal. More importantly, face-categorization interference by electrical stimulation was confined to face-selective electrodes, and the amount of interference was positively correlated with the sensitivity of the face-selective electrodes. These results strongly support the hypothesis that the face-selective area has a direct causal link to face perception.
authors.affiliation: Yonsei University, Republic of Korea. scchong@yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: Sang Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: Shinho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.forename: Kyung Mi
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Eun Yeon
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Min-Joo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung Chyul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Seung Bong
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult