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  • Human face categorization is crucial for social interaction.
  • The optimal view for face recognition, balancing diagnostic features and depth cues, is debated.
  • Previous research has not fully explored view-dependent neural responses to faces.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether full-front facial views are optimal for human face categorization.
  • To compare electroencephalographic (EEG) responses to full-front versus ¾ side facial views.
  • To determine if specific facial viewpoints elicit view-dependent neural activity.

Main Methods:

  • Presented 16 observers with naturalistic images of objects and faces at varying rates using frequency-tagged EEG.
  • Analyzed occipito-temporal EEG responses to faces presented in full-front and ¾ side view sequences.
  • Employed time-domain analysis to assess processing differences between facial viewpoints.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in the amplitude of face-selective EEG responses between full-front and ¾ side views.
  • Alternating between views isolated significant view-dependent responses in occipito-temporal regions.
  • Full-front views elicited an earlier neural response by 8-13 ms compared to ¾ side views.

Conclusions:

  • The human brain's neural representation of faces is equally robust for full-front and ¾ side views.
  • Full-front facial views offer a slight processing-time advantage over rotated views.
  • Face categorization mechanisms are adaptable and efficient across different facial perspectives.