Hamsher K d, Levin H S, Benton A L
Arch Neurol. 1979 Dec;36(13):837-9. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1979.00500490051008.
The performances of patients with radiologically or surgically verified focal lesions on a test requiring the identification of unfamiliar faces were investigated. Nonaphasic patients with posterior right hemisphere lesions and aphasic patients with substantial impairment in language comprehension showed a notably high frequency of defect. The frequency of defective performance in nonaphasic patients with right anterior lesions was higher than normal but less than that of the previously mentioned groups. Nonaphasic patients with left hemisphere lesions and aphasic patients without substantial impairment in language comprehension performed on a level comparable with that of control subjects. It is concluded that the identification of unfamiliar faces is a bihemispheric process, possibly involving linguistic as well as visuoperceptive components.
对经放射学或手术证实患有局灶性病变的患者在一项需要识别陌生面孔的测试中的表现进行了研究。右侧半球后部病变的非失语患者和语言理解能力有严重障碍的失语患者表现出明显较高的缺陷频率。右侧前部病变的非失语患者的缺陷表现频率高于正常水平，但低于上述两组。左侧半球病变的非失语患者和语言理解能力无严重障碍的失语患者的表现与对照组相当。得出的结论是，识别陌生面孔是一个双侧半球的过程，可能涉及语言和视觉感知成分。
