When Tong et al.(1998)presented a composite image of a face and a house (an anaglyph)to observers who were wearing red-blue glasses,each eye saw only the house or the face.The results of fMRI measurements of brain activity showed that
A)when the observer was perceiving the face,FFA activity increased while PPA activity decreased.
B)when the observer was perceiving the face,FFA activity decreased while PPA activity increased.
C)when the observer was perceiving the house,FFA activity increased while PPA activity decreased.

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CThe Fusiform Face Area (FFA) is specialized for face perception, and the Parahippocampal Place Area (PPA) is specialized for the perception of places, including houses. When observers perceived the face, FFA activity increased because this area is involved in face processing, while PPA activity decreased since the focus was not on place recognition. Conversely, when observers perceived the house, PPA activity increased due to its role in processing places, and FFA activity decreased as the focus shifted away from face recognition.

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