Nancy Canwisher
Cognitive neuroscience professor at MIT known for work on the functional organization of the brain, including face-recognition and language-related brain regions.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 34min
Brainwaves: Why is the brain such a mystery?
Nancy Kanwisher, MIT cognitive neuroscience professor known for work on face recognition and language regions. She traces brain anatomy and the hunt for organizing principles. Stories about localized deficits like prosopagnosia meet the fMRI revolution and the discovery of the fusiform face area. AI models and future human recording tools are discussed.
