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·May 9, 2017·5 min read

Men and Women Show Equal Ability in Recognizing Faces

Contrary to popular believe, sex differences do not influence the ability to recognize faces.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 27, 2017·3 min read

Research Seeks to Boost Memory and Performance with Targeted Electrical Stimulation

Researchers look to transdermal electrical neuromodulation to help boost performance and memory.

Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·April 1, 2017·4 min read

Children With Autism Find Understanding Facial Expressions Difficult But Make Similar Mistakes as Peers

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.

Image shows different facial expressions and photos of objects taken from different perspectives.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 30, 2017·4 min read

Altered Perceptions

Researchers report on how certain activity in face cells can alter perception.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·March 13, 2017·4 min read

Yes, She’s Smiling: Mona Lisa’s Facial Expression Less Ambiguous Than Thought

According to researchers, people almost always perceive Mona Lisa's facial expression as being happy.

Image shows awhere the electrodes were placed in the amygdala

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Visual Neuroscience

·January 25, 2017·6 min read

Fixating on Faces: Face Cell Activation Depends on Where You Are Paying Attention

Study could shed light on the mechanisms behind social cognitive defects associated with autism.

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·January 5, 2017·8 min read

Development of Face Recognition Entails Brain Tissue Growth

Two new studies overturn currently held theories, finding the brain continues to grow in regions that also show changes in function.

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·December 27, 2016·4 min read

How the Brain Processes Faces From Sight to Recognition

A new study explores the neural basis for facial recognition and identification.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·December 14, 2016·4 min read

Infants Show Apparent Awareness of Ethnic Differences

Children under the age of one appear to be able to notice differences when looking at the faces of women from different ethnic backgrounds, a new study reports.