Facing the Other: Novel Theories and Methods in Face Perception Research

• Main Author: Mark A. Williams (auth)
• Other Authors: Aina Puce (auth), Davide Rivolta (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; ADHD; fMRI; fMIRS; holistic processing; Epilepsy; EEG; Anxiety; Prosopagnosia; face processing; Emotions
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

We rely heavily on faces during social interactions. Humans possess the ability to recognise thousands of people very quickly and accurately without effort. The serious social difficulties that follow abnormalities of the face recognition system (i.e., prosopagnosia) strongly underline the importanc...