Do we identify an object as a whole or by its parts? This simple question has been
surprisingly hard to answer. It has been suggested that faces are recognized as wholes and …

An object or feature is generally more difficult to identify when other objects are presented
nearby, an effect referred to as crowding. Here, we used Mooney faces to examine whether …

It is difficult to recognize an object that falls in the peripheral visual field; it is even more
difficult when there are other objects surrounding it. This effect, known as crowding, could be …

Neuroimaging studies have shown that faces exhibit a central visual field bias, as compared
to buildings and scenes. With a saccadic choice task, Crouzet, Kirchner, and Thorpe (2010) …

The question whether object representations in the human brain are object-centered or
viewer-centered has motivated a variety of experiments with divergent results. A key issue …

Natural visual scenes are cluttered. In such scenes, many objects in the periphery can be
crowded, blocked from identification, simply because of the dense array of clutter. Outside of …

We explore the integration of facial features and house parts to form holistic representations
of complete objects. In Experiments 1, 2, and 3, we test for evidence of the holistic …

Extensive research has focused on face recognition, and much is known about this topic.
However, much of this work seems to be based on an assumption that faces are the most …

In contrast to artificial geometric shapes, natural scenes and face-gender can be processed
even when spatial attention is not fully available. In this study, we investigate whether a finer …

Unless we fixate directly on it, it is hard to see an object among other objects. This
breakdown in object recognition, called crowding, severely limits peripheral vision. The …