Noisy and hierarchical visual memory across timescales
Both in everyday life and in memory research, people tend to think that items are 'held'in
mind, in the same way that a real-world object can be held in one's hand. Inspired by this …
mind, in the same way that a real-world object can be held in one's hand. Inspired by this …
How does the presence of a surgical face mask impair the perceived intensity of facial emotions?
The use of surgical-type face masks has become increasingly common during the COVID-19
pandemic. Recent findings suggest that it is harder to categorise the facial expressions of …
pandemic. Recent findings suggest that it is harder to categorise the facial expressions of …
[HTML][HTML] New evidence of impaired expression recognition in developmental prosopagnosia
Developmental prosopagnosia (DP) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by
lifelong face recognition difficulties. To date, it remains unclear whether or not individuals …
lifelong face recognition difficulties. To date, it remains unclear whether or not individuals …
The Twenty Item Prosopagnosia Index (PI20) provides meaningful evidence of face recognition impairment
The Twenty Item Prosopagnosia Index (PI20) is a self-report questionnaire used for
quantifying prosopagnosic traits. This scale is intended to help researchers identify cases of …
quantifying prosopagnosic traits. This scale is intended to help researchers identify cases of …
Invisible social grouping facilitates the recognition of individual faces
Z Xu, H Chen, Y Wang - Consciousness and Cognition, 2023 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence suggests a specialized mechanism supporting perceptual grouping of
social entities. However, the stage at which social grouping is processed is unclear. Through …
social entities. However, the stage at which social grouping is processed is unclear. Through …
Dual routes of chunking social interaction: Insights from grouping two agent actions in working memory.
Humans have evolved the sophisticated ability to extract social relations embedded in
interactive entities. One typical demonstration is a social chunking phenomenon wherein the …
interactive entities. One typical demonstration is a social chunking phenomenon wherein the …
Intermodulation responses show integration of interacting bodies in a new whole
People are often seen among other people, relating to and interacting with one another.
Recent studies suggest that socially relevant spatial relations between bodies, such as the …
Recent studies suggest that socially relevant spatial relations between bodies, such as the …
Is the social chunking of agent actions in working memory resource-demanding?
Retaining social interactions in working memory (WM) for further social activities is vital for a
successful social life. Researchers have noted a social chunking phenomenon in WM: WM …
successful social life. Researchers have noted a social chunking phenomenon in WM: WM …
Recognition of facial expressions in autism: Effects of face masks and alexithymia
It is often assumed that the recognition of facial expressions is impaired in autism. However,
recent evidence suggests that reports of expression recognition difficulties in autistic …
recent evidence suggests that reports of expression recognition difficulties in autistic …
[HTML][HTML] The self-consistency effect seen on the Dot Perspective Task is a product of domain-general attention cueing, not automatic perspective taking
It has been proposed that humans automatically compute the visual perspective of others.
Evidence for this view comes from the Dot Perspective Task. In this task, participants view a …
Evidence for this view comes from the Dot Perspective Task. In this task, participants view a …