研究表明,梭状回与脸盲症,即面部辨识能力缺乏症,直接相关。[9]梭状回中负责人脸认知的部分称为梭状回面孔区(英语:Fusiform face area)(fusiform face area, FFA)。梭状回面孔区可以对不是脸的视觉形象产生像脸的认知,著名的例子如火星上的利比亚山与塞东尼亚区。如果梭状回面孔区被破坏,就会失去辨识人脸的能力,就连最亲密的家人也无法认出来。眼睛负责感知视觉信息,经过视皮层处理后,再由梭状回辨析,找出生物特征,借此来分辨不同的人。梭状回面孔区中的内梭状回在接收到人脸信息时被激活,而且在害羞的人与善于社交的人的内梭状回表现不同。一项研究证实查看陌生人的图像时,害羞的成年人内梭状回活化的程度比善于社交的成年人显著地少。[10]除此之外,另一项研究指出观看到吸引人的脸孔时内梭状回活化的程度会更高,主因为美丽的容貌唤起广泛的神经网络,包括知觉、奖励、决策等回路。[11]
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