Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Recognizing faces.

H D Ellis

    British Journal of Psychology (London, England : 1953)
    |November 1, 1975
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Face recognition is not a special process. Current evidence does not definitively prove that recognizing faces is qualitatively different from recognizing other images.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    A wise child: Face perception by human neonates.

    The Behavioral and brain sciences·2014
    Same author

    Face processing impairments and delusional misidentification.

    Behavioural neurology·2014
    Same author

    Reduplication of visual stimuli.

    Behavioural neurology·2014
    Same author

    Covert face recognition without prosopagnosia.

    Behavioural neurology·2014
    Same author

    Response from ellis, young, quayle and de pauw.

    Trends in cognitive sciences·2011
    Same author

    Cognitive neuropsychiatry and delusional misidentification syndromes: an exemplary vindication of the new discipline.

    Cognitive neuropsychiatry·2006
    Same journal

    Time poverty increases self-dehumanization through undermining belief in free will.

    British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)·2026
    Same journal

    Temporal dynamics of induced mood and its relationship with modality and individual trait.

    British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)·2026
    Same journal

    Less is more when time is scarce: How time poverty enhances minimalistic consumption through increased need for order.

    British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)·2026
    Same journal

    Time poverty and access-based consumption: Convenience gains and risk blindness.

    British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)·2026
    Same journal

    Contextual cues do not facilitate spontaneous face recognition.

    British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)·2026
    Same journal

    Coping by deceiving: Developing LYin self-perceived self-deception scales and exploring their links to interpersonal deception.

    British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)·2026
    See all related articles

    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Visual perception

    Background:

    • Face recognition is a complex cognitive function.
    • Understanding the distinctiveness of face recognition is crucial for cognitive science.
    • Previous research explored various factors influencing face recognition.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically evaluate whether face recognition is a unique cognitive process.
    • To review evidence regarding stimulus and subject factors affecting face recognition.
    • To determine if face recognition processes differ qualitatively from other visual recognition tasks.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of existing literature on face recognition.
    • Analysis of studies on developmental face recognition.

    Related Experiment Videos

  • Examination of research on inverted face recognition.
  • Consideration of evidence from prosopagnosia (face blindness).

    • Main Results:

    • Developmental studies do not provide unequivocal evidence for unique face recognition processes.
    • Recognition of inverted faces does not conclusively support a special status for face recognition.
    • Clinical evidence from prosopagnosia is insufficient to establish qualitative differences.

    Conclusions:

    • Current evidence is inadequate to conclude that face recognition is a qualitatively special process.
    • The cognitive mechanisms for face recognition may not be fundamentally different from those used for other visual stimuli.
    • Further research is needed to definitively characterize the uniqueness of face recognition.