Individual differences and the multidimensional nature of face perception
Face perception is crucial to social interactions, yet people vary in how easily they can
recognize their friends, verify an identification document or notice someone's smile. There …
recognize their friends, verify an identification document or notice someone's smile. There …
Diverse types of expertise in facial recognition
Facial recognition errors can jeopardize national security, criminal justice, public safety and
civil rights. Here, we compare the most accurate humans and facial recognition technology …
civil rights. Here, we compare the most accurate humans and facial recognition technology …
Flexible use of facial features supports face identity processing.
People prioritize diagnostic features in classification tasks. However, it is not clear whether
this priority is fixed or is flexibly applied depending on the specific classification decision, or …
this priority is fixed or is flexibly applied depending on the specific classification decision, or …
[HTML][HTML] Super recognizers: Increased sensitivity or reduced biases? Insights from serial dependence
Super recognizers (SRs) are people that exhibit a naturally occurring superiority for
processing facial identity. Despite the increase of SR research, the mechanisms underlying …
processing facial identity. Despite the increase of SR research, the mechanisms underlying …
[HTML][HTML] Selecting police super-recognisers
People vary in their ability to recognise faces. These individual differences are consistent
over time, heritable and associated with brain anatomy. This implies that face identity …
over time, heritable and associated with brain anatomy. This implies that face identity …
Looking at faces in the wild
Faces are key to everyday social interactions, but our understanding of social attention is
based on experiments that present images of faces on computer screens. Advances in …
based on experiments that present images of faces on computer screens. Advances in …
Holistic and featural processing's link to face recognition varies by individual and task
While it is generally accepted that holistic processing facilitates face recognition, recent
studies suggest that poor recognition might also arise from imprecise perception of local …
studies suggest that poor recognition might also arise from imprecise perception of local …
Diverse routes to expertise in facial recognition
Facial recognition errors jeopardize national security, criminal justice, public safety and civil
rights. Here, we compare the most accurate humans and facial recognition technology in a …
rights. Here, we compare the most accurate humans and facial recognition technology in a …
Information sampling differences supporting superior face identity processing ability
Face recognition in humans is often cited as a model example of perceptual expertise that is
characterized by an increased tendency to process faces as holistic percepts. However …
characterized by an increased tendency to process faces as holistic percepts. However …
[HTML][HTML] Part-based processing, but not holistic processing, predicts individual differences in face recognition abilities
This study aimed to assess the roles of part-based and holistic processing for face
processing ability (FPA). A psychophysical paradigm in which the efficiency at recognizing …
processing ability (FPA). A psychophysical paradigm in which the efficiency at recognizing …