Developmental Origins of the Pathway for Social Perception

Published on March 17, 2021

Pitcher and Ungerleider [1] argue for a revision of the two visual pathway (dorsal and ventral) model by presenting evidence for the existence of a third visual pathway specialized for social perception. This pathway is located at the lateral surface of the brain, processes dynamic social information, and projects into the superior temporal sulcus. This letter further supports and critically extends this new account by highlighting an existing body of research that sheds light on the developmental emergence of this third pathway in the human brain during infancy.

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