Visual neuroscience: A brain area tuned for processing social interactions

Emel Küçük; David Pitcher

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.016

Visual neuroscience: A brain area tuned for processing social interactions

Curr Biol. 2024 Jan 22;34(2):R53-R55. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.016.

Authors

Emel Küçük¹, David Pitcher²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 38262357
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.016

Abstract

Socialising with others is part of everyday life. A new study demonstrates that a brain area specialised for visual body perception is attuned to processing social interactions between two people. Intriguingly, this area is lateralised in the left hemisphere.

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MeSH terms

Brain
Humans
Neurosciences*
Social Interaction*
Visual Perception