title: [Prosopagnosia and facial expression recognition].
abstract: This paper reviews clinical neuropsychological studies that have indicated that the recognition of a person's identity and the recognition of facial expressions are processed by different cortical and subcortical areas of the brain. The fusiform gyrus, especially the right fusiform gyrus, plays an important role in the recognition of identity. The superior temporal sulcus, amygdala, and medial frontal cortex play important roles in facial-expression recognition. Both facial recognition and facial-expression recognition are highly intellectual processes that involve several regions of the brain.
authors.affiliation: Design Psychology Unit, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koyama
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods; D005145:Face / Q000502:physiology*; D005149:Facial Expression; D006801:Humans; D020238:Prosopagnosia / Q000523:psychology*; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*