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·November 17, 2022·4 min read

Mask-Wearing Can Make It More Difficult to Recognize Masked and Unmasked Faces of Others

When you are wearing a face mask, it may be more difficult for you to recognize people, even if they are not wearing masks.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology Visual Neuroscience

·July 19, 2022·6 min read

Study Finds Widespread False Memories of Logos and Characters, Including Mr. Monopoly and Pikachu

When it comes to famous logos and characters, people often experience a Visual Mandela Effect, or consistent, confident, and widespread false memories of such famous icons.

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·July 3, 2022·6 min read

A Skill Called “O”: People Vary a Lot in How Well They Recognize, Match or Categorize the Things They See

A newly identified skill, dubbed "O" is a generalized ability that may help you to succeed at tasks that demand perceptual decisions.

This shows a mouse looking at an image of a chess rook, and another interacting with a real rook peice

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·March 14, 2022·5 min read

Photo or the Real Thing? Mice Can Inherently Recall and Tell Them Apart

Mice are able to perceive the inherent differences between a picture of an object and the actual 3D object itself.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·October 1, 2018·3 min read

Learning to See Friendly Faces in Different Places

Researchers report on how the brain learns to recognize an individual face, regardless of where it appears in different visual locations.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 1, 2018·4 min read

Familiar Voices are Easier to Understand, Even if We Don’t Recognize Them

Researchers report familiar voices are easier than those of a stranger to understand, even when the familiar voice is manipulated and the listener can not identify the voice.

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·September 26, 2014·2 min read

Neuroscientists Use Morphed Images of Hollywood Celebrities to Reveal How Neurons Make Up Your Mind

Neurons fire in line with conscious recognition of images, not the actual images seen, researchers report.

recognition

Mask-Wearing Can Make It More Difficult to Recognize Masked and Unmasked Faces of Others

Study Finds Widespread False Memories of Logos and Characters, Including Mr. Monopoly and Pikachu

A Skill Called “O”: People Vary a Lot in How Well They Recognize, Match or Categorize the Things They See

Photo or the Real Thing? Mice Can Inherently Recall and Tell Them Apart

Learning to See Friendly Faces in Different Places

Familiar Voices are Easier to Understand, Even if We Don’t Recognize Them

Neuroscientists Use Morphed Images of Hollywood Celebrities to Reveal How Neurons Make Up Your Mind

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