BRAIN and NERVE－神経研究の進歩67巻10号

2015年10月発行

総説

逆さま顔の認知からみた脳の働き

著者： 菅生(宮本)康子¹ 松本有央¹ 河野憲二²

所属機関： ¹国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所人間情報研究部門 ²京都大学学際融合教育研究推進センター

ページ範囲：P.1231 - P.1239

文献概要

顔が上下逆さに提示されると，その顔を見分ける能力が低下する。この顔倒立効果は，主に，顔の造作要素，目鼻口の配置の違いから個々の顔を識別する能力の阻害によると考えられている。サル脳には側頭葉の後部から前部にかけて，顔の処理に特化した顔パッチがある。前部は個体識別に関わる情報をコードし，さらに最近，顔の逆さ提示で個体や表情の情報量を減らすこともわかり，顔倒立効果の神経基盤である可能性が示唆されている。

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