How Exactly Do Our Brains Recognize Faces?
The human brain has an incredible capacity to recognize and remember faces. But how exactly does facial recognition work? Can You Trust Your Memory? ▻▻▻▻ http://bit.ly/1VRigce Sign...
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Hiii, Mmmm… what was your name again? Hi guys, Lissette here for DNews. It’s happened to all of us - we’re at the sandwich shop and run into an acquaintance that we met once before at a dinner party - and we know we know them, but can’t remember their name. As embarrassed as you might feel, you should perhaps instead marvel at the fact that you remember them at all - having seen their face only once before. Humans are phenomenal at remembering faces. Face processing is super-fast, efficient, and incredibly useful. We use it to recognize people, but also to identify their emotional states, communicate with them, and figure out where they’re looking. These are all evolutionarily advantageous because they help us determine how to behave towards other p...
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Hiii, Mmmm… what was your name again? Hi guys, Lissette here for DNews. It’s happened to all of us - we’re at the sandwich shop and run into an acquaintance that we met once before at a dinner party - and we know we know them, but can’t remember their name. As embarrassed as you might feel, you should perhaps instead marvel at the fact that you remember them at all - having seen their face only once before. Humans are phenomenal at remembering faces. Face processing is super-fast, efficient, and incredibly useful. We use it to recognize people, but also to identify their emotional states, communicate with them, and figure out where they’re looking. These are all evolutionarily advantageous because they help us determine how to behave towards other p...
