Face perception is critical for normal social functioning and is mediated by a network of regions in the ventral visual stream. In this review, we describe recent neuroimaging findings regarding the macro- and microscopic anatomical features of the ventral face network, the characteristics of white matter connections, and basic computations performed by population receptive fields within face-selective regions composing this network. We emphasize the importance of the neural tissue properties and white matter connections of each region, as these anatomical properties may be tightly linked to the functional characteristics of the ventral face network. We end by considering how empirical investigations of the neural architecture of the face network may inform the development of computational models and shed light on how computations in the face network enable efficient face perception.

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人脸感知的功能神经解剖学。

面部感知对于正常的社会功能至关重要，并由腹侧视觉流中的区域网络调节。在这篇综述中，我们描述了最近的神经影像学发现，涉及腹侧面部网络的宏观和微观解剖特征、白质连接的特征以及构成该网络的面部选择区域内的群体感受野执行的基本计算。我们强调每个区域的神经组织特性和白质连接的重要性，因为这些解剖特性可能与腹侧面部网络的功能特征紧密相关。最后，我们考虑对人脸网络神经架构的实证研究如何为计算模型的开发提供信息，并阐明人脸网络中的计算如何实现高效的人脸感知。