Specialized face processing and hemispheric asymmetry in man and monkey: Evidence from single unit and reaction time studies

1988 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.I. Perrett ◽  
A.J. Mistlin ◽  
A.J. Chitty ◽  
P.A.J. Smith ◽  
D.D. Potter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Face Processing ◽  
Single Unit ◽  
Hemispheric Asymmetry

scholarly journals Gender differences in hemispheric asymmetry for face processing

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice M Proverbio ◽  
Valentina Brignone ◽  
Silvia Matarazzo ◽  
Marzia Del Zotto ◽  
Alberto Zani
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Face Processing ◽  
Hemispheric Asymmetry

Decomposing the composite face effect: Evidence for non-holistic processing based on the ex-Gaussian distribution

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 819-840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Fitousi
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Gaussian Distribution ◽  
Face Processing ◽  
Holistic Processing ◽  
Attentional Processes ◽  
Memory Processes ◽  
Exponential Component ◽  
Independent Features ◽  
Composite Face

Composite faces fuse the top and bottom halves from two different faces to create a powerful illusion of a novel face. It has been argued that composite faces are processed holistically, namely that the constituent face parts are perceived as a template, rather than independent features. This study sought to uncover the locus of the composite face effect by relating its empirical reaction time distributions to theoretical ex-Gaussian parameters. The results showed that the composite face effect for unfamiliar (Experiment 1) and familiar (Experiment 2) faces is generated by pure changes in the exponential component of the ex-Gaussian distribution. This held true for both partial and complete design measures. The exponential component has been attributed to working memory and attentional processes. The results suggest the involvement of attentional and working memory processes in the composite face effect and in the perception of faces in general. They cast doubts on the holistic nature of face processing. The results also provide important constraints on future computational theories of the effect.

scholarly journals Childhood contact predicts hemispheric asymmetry in cross-race face processing

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 824-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan M. Davis ◽  
Sean M. Hudson ◽  
Debbie S. Ma ◽  
Joshua Correll
Keyword(s):  
Face Processing ◽  
Hemispheric Asymmetry

scholarly journals Hemispheric Asymmetry of Reaction Time in a Dichotic Discrimination Task

Cortex ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Michael Levy ◽  
Dawn Bowers
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Hemispheric Asymmetry ◽  
Discrimination Task
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