Objects are the core meaningful elements in our visual environment. Classic theories of
object vision focus upon object recognition and are elegant and simple. Some of their …

A hallmark of functional localization in the human brain is the presence of areas in visual
cortex specialized for representing particular categories such as faces and words. Why do …

The human brain contains multiple regions with distinct, often highly specialized functions,
from recognizing faces to understanding language to thinking about what others are …

Cortical regions apparently selective to faces, places, and bodies have provided important
evidence for domain-specific theories of human cognition, development, and evolution. But …

Three of the most robust functional landmarks in the human brain are the selective
responses to faces in the fusiform face area (FFA), scenes in the parahippocampal place …

Anterior regions of the ventral visual stream encode substantial information about object
categories. Are top-down category-level forces critical for arriving at this representation, or …

What determines the functional organization of cortex? One hypothesis is that innate
connectivity patterns, either structural or functional connectivity, set up a scaffold upon which …

The fusiform face area responds selectively to faces and is causally involved in face
perception. How does face-selectivity in the fusiform arise in development, and why does it …

It is well established that the adult brain contains a mosaic of domain-specific networks. But
how do these domain-specific networks develop? Here we tested the hypothesis that the …

Highlights•Within-individual precision estimates reveal multiple juxtaposed distributed
networks.•Adjacent networks share a spatial motif, potentially reflecting common …