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  • Cognitive Science
  • Human-Computer Interaction

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  • Live human faces elicit unique neural responses, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
  • Understanding face processing is crucial for fields ranging from social cognition to human-robot interaction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the neural correlates of live face-to-face interactions.
  • To determine how spatial and temporal features of faces, along with visual sensing parameters, modulate neural activity.
  • To explore the roles of the lateral and dorsal visual streams in processing live human and robot faces.

Main Methods:

  • Acquisition of hemodynamic signals using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) concurrently with electroencephalography (EEG) and eye-tracking.
  • Analysis of interactive gaze at live human and robot faces.
  • Regression analysis of fNIRS signals with eye-gaze variables (fixation duration, dwell time) and standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA) for theta and alpha oscillatory activity.

Main Results:

  • fNIRS signal regression identified distinct neural correlates in the right supramarginal gyrus (lateral visual stream) and right inferior parietal sulcus (dorsal visual stream).
  • EEG analysis revealed variations in theta and alpha oscillatory patterns within these regions.
  • Increased spatial binding was observed in the dorsal compared to the lateral regions during face-to-face visual stimulation.

Conclusions:

  • Neural processing of live faces involves distinct lateral and dorsal visual stream regions.
  • Eye-gaze variables significantly modulate neural activity associated with face perception.
  • Oscillatory activity patterns provide insights into the spatial binding mechanisms during face-to-face interactions.