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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Vision Science

Background:

  • Face masks became widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Studies show masks alter facial identification and emotional expression processing.
  • Mask-wearing affects observer states, potentially influencing perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if mask-wearing impacts face recognition abilities.
  • To determine if mask-wearing affects object recognition.
  • To identify the specific facial features crucial for this effect.

Main Methods:

  • Participants recognized faces and objects while masked or unmasked.
  • Experiments included recognizing non-masked faces, masked faces, and novel objects.
  • A fourth experiment isolated the impact of mask placement on distinctive facial features.

Main Results:

  • Mask-wearing significantly hindered face perception.
  • Object recognition abilities remained unaffected by mask-wearing.
  • The impairment in face perception was dependent on masks covering distinctive facial features.

Conclusions:

  • Mask-wearing introduces a novel deficit in face recognition.
  • This effect is linked to somatosensory stimulation and altered visual processing.
  • Involuntary perspective-taking may also contribute to the observed changes.