From single cells to social perception

Research describing the cellular coding of faces in non-human primates often provides the underlying physiological framework for our understanding of face processing in humans. Models of face perception, explanations of perceptual after-effects from viewing particular types of faces, and interpretat...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences 2011-06, Vol.366 (1571), p.1739-1752
Main Authors: Barraclough, Nick E., Perrett, David I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adaptation, Psychological
Amygdala
Animals
Behavioral neuroscience
Brain
Emotions
Face
Facial Expression
Facial expressions
Gestures
Humans
Identity
Mental stimulation
Neuron
Neurons
Neurophysiology
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Primates - physiology
Primates - psychology
Psychophysics
Recognition, Psychology
Sensory Receptor Cells - physiology
Social Perception
Visual Perception
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Summary:Research describing the cellular coding of faces in non-human primates often provides the underlying physiological framework for our understanding of face processing in humans. Models of face perception, explanations of perceptual after-effects from viewing particular types of faces, and interpretation of human neuroimaging data rely on monkey neurophysiological data and the assumption that neurophysiological responses of humans are comparable to those recorded in the non-human primate. Here, we review studies that describe cells that preferentially respond to faces, and assess the link between the physiological characteristics of single cells and social perception. Principally, we describe cells recorded from the non-human primate, although a limited number of cells have been recorded in humans, and are included in order to appraise the validity of non-human physiological data for our understanding of human face and social perception.
ISSN:0962-8436
1471-2970
1471-2970
DOI:10.1098/rstb.2010.0352