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Face-selective neurons were discovered in the inferior temporal visual cortex by Perrett et al.(1982), in the amygdala by Sanghera, Rolls, and Roper-Hall (Sanghera et al. 1979; Rolls 2011) and Leonard et al.(1985), and in the orbitofrontal cortex by Rolls et al.(2006). These neurons respond 2–20 times more to the best face compared to the best nonface, and different brain regions provide the basis for face recognition and for emotional responses to faces. These neurons are described here.