News tagged with face perception
A human failure, seen at face value
(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans excel at recognizing faces, but how we do this has been an abiding mystery in neuroscience and psychology. In an effort to explain our success in this area, researchers are taking a ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Naming may be key to brain's ability to recognize faces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our tendency to see people and faces as individuals may explain why we are such experts at recognizing them, new research indicates. This approach can be learned and applied to other objects ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 25, 2009 |
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New app uses mathematical theory to match your face to celebrities' faces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Are you as dashing as George Clooney, or as glamorous as Angelina Jolie? Researchers at Queen Mary, University of London have developed an app that uses a mathematical formula to analyse your ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Face processing slows with age
Identifying a face can be difficult when that face is shown for only a fraction of a second. However, young adults have a marked advantage over elderly people in these conditions. Researchers writing in the open access journal ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2009 |
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'It takes 2 to know 1': Shared experiences change self-recognition
Looking at yourself in the mirror every morning, you never think to question whether the person you see is actually you. You feel familiar—at home with your own unique self image. After all, you have been sporting the same ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Study shows skin tone is not the major determinant of perceived racial identity
(PhysOrg.com) -- How do we determine the racial background of a person that we have just met? The facial characteristics of various racial groups differ in many respects, ranging from the colour of their skin ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Research shows that some features of human face perception are not uniquely human
When it comes to picking a face out of a police lineup, would you guess that you would use some of the same processes a pigeon might use?
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Trusting Tiger Woods: How do facial cues affect preference and trust?
People respond to facial cues and this affects their level of trust, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research that looks at the way consumers react to morphed photo images.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 16, 2012 |
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Swine flu having powerful impact on us
The new influenza A (H1N1), known as the swine flu, demonstrates the power of people's perceptions of risk. Sales of face masks are breaking all records not only in Mexico but also in Sweden. Hotel guests are being isolated ...
May 06, 2009 |
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