To understand the behaviour and intentions of other people we use visual cues generated by the movements and actions of their faces and bodies. These include facial expressions, eye-gaze, body movements, and the audio-visual integration of speech. Explaining the neural processes that enable us to see, process, and respond to these signals is a fundamental aim of psychology. In pursuit of this goal, we recently proposed the existence of a visual pathway specialised for social perception [1]. This pathway projects from V1 into the posterior banks of the superior temporal sulcus (STS), via the motion-selective area V5/MT.
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