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In general, face recognition depends on a few regions of the temporal lobes. Shown are areas in the left brain of a right handed person.<br>The first few months of life appear to be critical for forming the neural framework for face recognition.  Neurologist Claudio Bassetti of the University Hospital of Zurich in Switzerland has pinpointed an area essential for the processing of both faces and landmark deep inside the back half of the brain.  <br>(Picture modified from Szpir M: Accustomed to your face, Am Sci 1992, 80:539)

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