psychology

What Brain Region Is Typically Damaged in Acquired Prosopagnosia?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • The fusiform face area in the temporal lobe is crucial for face perception.
  • Damage to this region impairs the ability to identify familiar faces.
  • The FFA is located on the fusiform gyrus, typically in the right hemisphere.
  • Lesions in adjacent areas can also cause related visual agnosias.

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