Lesions Causing Face Blindness after Stroke (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Lesions Causing Face Blindness after Stroke

Caption

Brain lesions from 44 stroke patients who developed prosopagnosia. As shown, 29 of these lesions intersected with the right fusiform face area (FFA; shown in blue outline), which is known to be associated with face blindness. The other 15 lesions did not intersect with the FFA. However, all 44 lesions were in areas that were functionally connected to the right FFA, meaning that these regions are typically used when the FFA is being used, and become quiet when the FFA is quiet.

Credit

Cohen AL; et al. Brain 2019, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz332

Usage Restrictions

None

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.