Facial expression can cause problems when trying to tell unfamiliar faces apart, a new study reports. Read More
A new study reports difficulty in telling members of an "outgroup" apart is linked to visual processing. Read More
According to researchers, while teens with ASD do have a difficult time recognizing emotion from facial expressions, the types of mistakes they make are similar to those of the same age without ASD. Read More
Caltech study shows that the distance at which facial photos are taken influences perception. Read More
Researchers report facial recognition varies by where they appear in the visual field, and this variability is reduces through learning familiar faces via social interactions. The study reports repeated social interactions tune visual neurons in the face processing network to enable consistent and rapid rapid recognition of familiar faces. Read More
Researchers report fetuses at 34 week gestation will turn their heads and pay more attention to face like shapes. Read More
New study finds visible teeth are key to identifying a face in a large group. Scientists have found new evidence... Read More
It may be harder to recognize familiar faces when they wear a surgical mask to protect against COVID-19, a new study reports. Researchers noted a 15% drop in the ability for people to recognize faces when they were masked. Read More
Researchers reveal a horse can read and remember people's emotional facial expressions. Read More
Neurons in the specific brain area responsible for processing faces are too broadly "tuned" in some patients with autism, leading to difficulties in discriminating between the facial features of different individuals, a new study suggests. Read More
Researchers find face processing areas in the brain appear to respond selectively to the motion of faces, a new study reports. Read More
Researchers report developmental prosopagnosia, or face blindness, occurs as the results of neurobiological problems that broadly affect visual recognition. Read More