In order to pick out a face in the crowd, your brain has to retrieve the memory of the face you are seeking, then hold it in place while scanning the crowd, paying special attention to finding a match. A new study by MIT neuroscientists reveals how the brain achieves this type of focused attention on faces or other objects: A part of the prefrontal cortex known as the inferior frontal junction (IFJ) controls visual processing areas that are tuned to recognize a ...Sunday 13 April 2014
Research Reveals How the Brain Pays Attention
In order to pick out a face in the crowd, your brain has to retrieve the memory of the face you are seeking, then hold it in place while scanning the crowd, paying special attention to finding a match. A new study by MIT neuroscientists reveals how the brain achieves this type of focused attention on faces or other objects: A part of the prefrontal cortex known as the inferior frontal junction (IFJ) controls visual processing areas that are tuned to recognize a ...
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