According to fMRI experiments that measured activity in the human brain as subjects viewed alternating 30-second sequences of faces versus other types of objects (Kanwisher et al., 1997), a region of the IT cortex responded more vigorously to:
A) intact faces.
B) scrambled faces.
C) houses.
D) different objects.

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The fusiform face area (FFA), a region in the inferior temporal (IT) cortex, shows significantly more activity when subjects view faces as opposed to other objects, indicating its specialized role in face perception. This was demonstrated in the fMRI experiments by Kanwisher et al. (1997).

According to FMRI Experiments That Measured Activity in the Human