Some regions of the inferior temporal cortex (IT) respond with high selectivity to faces. Afraz et al. have shown a causal link between activity of these region and actual face perception measured behaviorally. Artificially activating the right neurons at the right time causes visual perception of a face.
...a direct causal link between the activity of face-selective neurons and face perception has not been demonstrated. In the present study of macaque monkeys...
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