Reduced structural connectivity in ventral visual cortex in congenital prosopagnosia. Thomas, C., Avidan, G., Humphreys, K., Jung, K., Gao, F., & Behrmann, M. Nat Neurosci, 12(1):29–31, 2009. Place: United States ISBN: 1546-1726
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Using diffusion tensor imaging and tractography, we found that a disruption in structural connectivity in ventral occipito-temporal cortex may be the neurobiological basis for the lifelong impairment in face recognition that is experienced by individuals who suffer from congenital prosopagnosia. Our findings suggest that white-matter fibers in ventral occipito-temporal cortex support the integrated function of a distributed cortical network that subserves normal face processing.
@article{thomas_reduced_2009,
	title = {Reduced structural connectivity in ventral visual cortex in congenital prosopagnosia.},
	volume = {12},
	doi = {10.1038/nn.2224},
	abstract = {Using diffusion tensor imaging and tractography, we found that a disruption in structural connectivity in ventral occipito-temporal cortex may be the neurobiological basis for the lifelong impairment in face recognition that is experienced by individuals who suffer from congenital prosopagnosia. Our findings suggest that white-matter fibers in ventral occipito-temporal cortex support the integrated function of a distributed cortical network that subserves normal face processing.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {1},
	journal = {Nat Neurosci},
	author = {Thomas, Cibu and Avidan, Galia and Humphreys, Kate and Jung, Kwan-jin and Gao, Fuqiang and Behrmann, Marlene},
	year = {2009},
	pmid = {19029889},
	note = {Place: United States
ISBN: 1546-1726},
	keywords = {Adult, Aged, DSI, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Humans, Middle Aged, Occipital Lobe, Prosopagnosia, Temporal Lobe, Visual Cortex, Visual Pathways, research support, n.i.h., extramural, research support, non-u.s. gov't},
	pages = {29--31},
}

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