Tag: faces
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100 Things You Should Know About People: #95 — People Decide Who And What Is Alive By The Eyes
In a previous post, I talked about the special part of the brain that is for recognizing faces. New research by Christine Looser shows that “the eyes have it” when it comes to faces. When is a face human and alive? — Christine Looser takes pictures of people and then morphs them in stages into inanimate manniquin…
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100 Things You Should Know About People: #92 — There Is A Brain Area Dedicated To Perceiving Faces
You are walking down a busy street in a large city and suddenly you see the face of one of your close relatives. Even if you were not expecting to see this person, and even if there are dozens, or even hundreds of people in your visual field, you will immediately recognize this as your…
