Greater activation of the ________ occurs when a person views pictures of people from his or her own race as opposed to pictures of people from other racial groups.
A) temporal cortex
B) corpus callosum
C) lateral nuclei of the amygdala
D) fusiform face area
E) dorsal-ventral extrastriate cortex

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The fusiform face area (FFA) is a region of the brain that is critical for facial recognition and is more active when a person views faces of their own race compared to other races. This phenomenon is known as the own-race bias or the cross-race effect. The FFA is located in the ventral stream of visual processing in the temporal lobe.

Greater Activation of the ________ Occurs When a Person Views