Epihova, Gabriela, Cook, Richard and Andrews, Timothy J orcid.org/0000-0001-8255-9120 (2024) Global changes in the pattern of connectivity in developmental prosopagnosia. Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991). bhae435. ISSN 1460-2199
Abstract
Developmental prosopagnosia is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in recognizing the identity of a person from their face. While current theories of the neural basis of developmental prosopagnosia focus on the face processing network, successful recognition of face identities requires broader integration of neural signals across the whole brain. Here, we asked whether disruptions in global functional and structural connectivity contribute to the face recognition difficulties observed in developmental prosopagnosia. We found that the left temporal pole was less functionally connected to the rest of the brain in developmental prosopagnosia. This was driven by weaker contralateral connections to the middle and inferior temporal gyri, as well as to the medial prefrontal cortex. The pattern of global connectivity in the left temporal pole was also disrupted in developmental prosopagnosia. Critically, these changes in global functional connectivity were only evident when participants viewed faces. Structural connectivity analysis revealed localized reductions in connectivity between the left temporal pole and a number of regions, including the fusiform gyrus, inferior temporal gyrus, and orbitofrontal cortex. Our findings underscore the importance of whole-brain integration in supporting typical face recognition and provide evidence that disruptions in connectivity involving the left temporal pole may underlie the characteristic difficulties of developmental prosopagnosia.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press. |
Keywords: | Humans,Prosopagnosia/physiopathology,Female,Male,Adult,Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Young Adult,Neural Pathways/physiopathology,Brain/diagnostic imaging,Brain Mapping,Facial Recognition/physiology,Middle Aged,Temporal Lobe/diagnostic imaging |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2024 14:10 |
Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2024 00:42 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhae435 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/cercor/bhae435 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:219982 |
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