The fusiform face area, or FFA, is a small region found on the inferior (bottom) surface of the temporal lobe. It is located in a gyrus called the fusiform gyrus.

What is a major function of the fusiform face area?

The fusiform face area (FFA) is a region of the cortex in the inferior temporal lobe of the brain that has been shown to respond most strongly to faces compared with other types of input (e.g., objects) for typically developing individuals.

Which lobe is fusiform face area in?

3.6 Face perception

Perception of the unchanging aspects of the human face occurs in the fusiform face area (FFA), which is part of the inferior temporal lobe (Figure 14.27). Figure 14.27. View from the underside of the theme brain, showing where the fusiform face area (FFA) is located.