News tagged with face perception
Looking healthy is more attractive than manliness
(Medical Xpress) -- Having a healthy skin colour is more important in determining how attractive a man is to women than how manly they look. These are the findings of a study carried out by researchers in the School of Psychology ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 06, 2012 |
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New app uses mathematical theory to match your face to celebrities' faces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Are you as dashing as George Clooney, or as glamorous as Angelina Jolie? Researchers at Queen Mary, University of London have developed an app that uses a mathematical formula to analyse your ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Understanding emotions without language
According to a new study by researchers from the MPI for Psycholinguistics and the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, you don't need to have words for emotions to understand them. The results of the study ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Research shows that some features of human face perception are not uniquely human
When it comes to picking a face out of a police lineup, would you guess that you would use some of the same processes a pigeon might use?
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Neuroscience: Blue in the face
The way that humans perceive each other is strongly affected by the configuration, contour, and complexion of faces. Researchers from Toyohashi Tech report the importance of facial color on neural responses ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Facial recognition techniques studied by BBS team
Rapid improvements in facial-recognition software mean airport security workers might one day know with near certainty whether they're looking at a stressed-out tourist or staring a terrorist in the eye. ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Study shows skin tone is not the major determinant of perceived racial identity
(PhysOrg.com) -- How do we determine the racial background of a person that we have just met? The facial characteristics of various racial groups differ in many respects, ranging from the colour of their skin ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Face processing slows with age
Identifying a face can be difficult when that face is shown for only a fraction of a second. However, young adults have a marked advantage over elderly people in these conditions. Researchers writing in the open access journal ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Naming may be key to brain's ability to recognize faces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our tendency to see people and faces as individuals may explain why we are such experts at recognizing them, new research indicates. This approach can be learned and applied to other objects ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Swine flu having powerful impact on us
The new influenza A (H1N1), known as the swine flu, demonstrates the power of people's perceptions of risk. Sales of face masks are breaking all records not only in Mexico but also in Sweden. Hotel guests are being isolated ...
May 06, 2009 |
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A human failure, seen at face value
(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans excel at recognizing faces, but how we do this has been an abiding mystery in neuroscience and psychology. In an effort to explain our success in this area, researchers are taking a ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 13, 2009 |
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'It takes 2 to know 1': Shared experiences change self-recognition
Looking at yourself in the mirror every morning, you never think to question whether the person you see is actually you. You feel familiar—at home with your own unique self image. After all, you have been sporting the same ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 07, 2009 |
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