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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Visual Perception

Background:

  • Holistic face processing is crucial for conscious face perception.
  • The role of unconscious processing in holistic face perception remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether holistic face processing occurs during unconscious face perception.
  • To examine the influence of unconsciously presented facial information on target facial processing.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the composite face task combined with continuous flash suppression (CFS).
  • Presented target facial information (top half) with irrelevant bottom halves under both conscious and unconscious conditions.

Main Results:

  • The composite effect, indicating holistic processing, was observed in both monocular (conscious) and CFS (unconscious) conditions.
  • Unconscious processing of facial halves influenced target facial information processing.
  • The composite effect for consciously perceived faces was partially disrupted by CFS.

Conclusions:

  • Provides the first evidence for unconscious holistic face processing.
  • Suggests that facial information is processed holistically regardless of conscious awareness.
  • Highlights the significant role of holistic processing in consciously perceived faces.