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Face perception

Facial perception is an individual's understanding and interpretation of the face. Here, perception implies the presence of consciousness and hence excludes automated facial recognition systems. Although facial recognition is found in other species, this article focuses on facial perception in humans.

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Early development

Neuroanatomy

Cognitive neuroscience

Face advantage in memory recall

Self-face perception

Gender

Ethnicity

Autism

Schizophrenia

Other animals

Artificial intelligence

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Face perception

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Face perception

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related to External links · 24
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related to Ability to recognize familiar faces · 14
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related to Traumatic brain injury and neurological illness · 9
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related to Artificial intelligence · 6
Face perception → Doppler, Much, Recent, Such, The, This
related to BOLD fMRI mapping and the fusiform face area · 5
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related to Bruce & Young model · 4
Face perception → Andy Young, One, This, Vicki Bruce
related to Genetic basis · 4
Face perception → Current, Early, Turner, While
related to Self-face perception · 4
Face perception → Another, One, There, Though
related to Face advantage in memory recall · 3
Face perception → According, During, Seminal Model
related to Schizophrenia · 2
Face perception → People, Schizophrenia

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their nameinstance ofto being able to recall meaningful details0.80text
any relevant past experiences of the individual.This modelinstance ofto being able to recall meaningful details0.80text
developed by Vicki Bruceinstance ofto being able to recall meaningful details0.80text
Andy Young in 1986instance ofto being able to recall meaningful details0.80text
argues that face perception involves independent sub-processes working in unison.Ainstance ofto being able to recall meaningful details0.80text
the flashed face distortion effectinstance ofNovel optical illusions0.80text
in which scientific phenomenology outpaces neurological theoryinstance ofNovel optical illusions0.80text
also provide areas for research.Difficulties in facial emotion processing can also be seen in individuals with traumatic brain injuryinstance ofNovel optical illusions0.80text
in both diffuse axonal injuryinstance ofNovel optical illusions0.80text
focal brain injuryinstance ofNovel optical illusions0.80text
eyes or noseinstance ofe.g. features on a face0.80text
N170instance ofevaluating whether previously known event-related potential components0.80text

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