Visual Neuroscience: Face-Encoding Mechanisms Revealed by Adaptation

Faces convey a great variety of information, for example about the species, gender, age, identity and even mood or intentions. A recent study sheds light on the neural mechanisms for encoding a face's gaze direction.

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Published in:Current biology 2007-01, Vol.17 (1), p.R20-R22
Main Authors: Sigala, Rodrigo, Rainer, Gregor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Physiological
Cerebral Cortex - physiology
Facial Expression
Humans
Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:Faces convey a great variety of information, for example about the species, gender, age, identity and even mood or intentions. A recent study sheds light on the neural mechanisms for encoding a face's gaze direction.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2006.11.038