Behavioral studies show that people self-enhance across a number of domains, including
self-face recognition. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate …

The image of one's own face is a particularly distinctive feature of the self. The self-face
differs from other faces not only in respect of its familiarity but also in respect of its subjective …

People are extremely proficient at discriminating the identity of familiar faces, but are
significantly worse with unfamiliar faces. Despite this clear behavioural difference in …

Self-face perception plays an important role in self-consciousness and personal identity as
well as in social exchanges and well-being. Despite its significance, little is known about …

The concept of “social self” is often described as a representation of the self‐reflected in the
eyes or minds of others. Although the appearance of one's own face has substantial social …

Distinctive faces are easier to learn and recognise than typical faces. We investigated effects
of natural vs. artificial distinctiveness on performance and neural correlates of face learning …

Understanding the neurobiological substrates of self‐recognition yields important insight
into socially and clinically critical cognitive functions such as theory of mind. Experimental …

Recent studies have shown that the perceptual processing of human faces is affected by
context information, such as previous experiences and information about the person …

Neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies have demonstrated a role for the amygdala
in processing the perceived trustworthiness of faces, but it remains uncertain whether its …

The importance of facial trustworthiness for human interaction and communication is difficult
to exaggerate. Reflections on daily experience indicate that the presence of a human face …