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The book speaks of how the fusiform gyrus is used when rembering things along with it's physical location. Additionaly, it talks about how in the case of Dsylexia, it is under-activated[1]

David L. Clark is an Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences at Ohio State University; Nashaat N. Boutros is Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Wayne State University of Medicine; Mario F. Mendez is Director of the Neurobehavior Unit for the Veterns Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

The books mentions how the fusiform gyrus is used in audiovisual perception of emotion, corss-wiring in snythesia, in graphem-color-snythesia and in the visual speech pathway. It goes into detail of the role it plays in these systems.[2]

This brief article talks about how the fusiform gyrus' activation affects the amygdala response to faces. The article speaks of experimenting with the fusiform gyrus and for controlling it during experimentation. Finally, it speaks about how the fusiform gyrus' influence was more intense during fearful conditions with fearful faces. [3]

  1. ^ Clark, David (2005). The Brain and Behavior. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521549844.
  2. ^ Calvert, Gemma (2004). The Handbook ofMultisensory Processes. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262033213.
  3. ^ Pujol, J. (4/30/2009). "Study data from J. Pujol and colleagues update understanding of life sciences". Science Letter. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)