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Brain Structure and Function
Published in: Brain Structure and Function 4/2022

01-05-2022 | Review

One object, two networks? Assessing the relationship between the face and body-selective regions in the primate visual system

Authors: Jessica Taubert, J. Brendan Ritchie, Leslie G. Ungerleider, Christopher I. Baker

Published in: Brain Structure and Function | Issue 4/2022

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Abstract

Faces and bodies are often treated as distinct categories that are processed separately by face- and body-selective brain regions in the primate visual system. These regions occupy distinct regions of visual cortex and are often thought to constitute independent functional networks. Yet faces and bodies are part of the same object and their presence inevitably covary in naturalistic settings. Here, we re-evaluate both the evidence supporting the independent processing of faces and bodies and the organizational principles that have been invoked to explain this distinction. We outline four hypotheses ranging from completely separate networks to a single network supporting the perception of whole people or animals. The current evidence, especially in humans, is compatible with all of these hypotheses, making it presently unclear how the representation of faces and bodies is organized in the cortex.
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Metadata
Title
One object, two networks? Assessing the relationship between the face and body-selective regions in the primate visual system
Authors
Jessica Taubert
J. Brendan Ritchie
Leslie G. Ungerleider
Christopher I. Baker
Publication date
01-05-2022
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Brain Structure and Function / Issue 4/2022
Print ISSN: 1863-2653
Electronic ISSN: 1863-2661
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-021-02420-7

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