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  • The influence of spatial location on face recognition during brief encoding is under-explored.
  • Understanding how visual field placement affects memory for faces with social cues is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of spatial encoding location (hemifields) on subsequent face recognition.
  • To determine if face behavior (cooperator, cheater, neutral) interacts with spatial location in memory.

Main Methods:

  • Participants viewed faces tagged with behaviors (cooperating, cheating, neutral) encoded in different visual hemifields (upper/lower, left/right).
  • Free viewing and head/eye movements were permitted during encoding and recognition tasks.
  • Recognition accuracy (d') and reaction time (RT) were measured for previously seen faces.

Main Results:

  • Faces encoded in the upper hemifield showed significantly better recognition (higher d', faster RT) than those in the lower hemifield.
  • Cooperative faces were recognized better overall than cheater faces.
  • Right hemifield reaction time varied by behavior (cheaters slower than cooperators), unlike the left hemifield.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial location significantly modulates memory biases in contextual face recognition.
  • Findings suggest influences from reading habits, visual biases (e.g., top-left), and peripersonal space on face memory.
  • Encoding location and social behavior jointly affect face recognition performance.