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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Computer Science

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  • Eye movements are crucial for understanding face processing.
  • Hidden Markov models of eye movements (EMHMMs) identify common viewing patterns.
  • Previous EMHMM studies focused on static faces, revealing holistic and analytical styles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if EMHMM-identified face viewing patterns extend to dynamic faces.
  • To apply EMHMMs to dynamic face recognition for the first time.
  • To compare eye movement strategies across static and dynamic face stimuli.

Main Methods:

  • Participants learned static faces and dynamic videos.
  • Eye movements were analyzed using EMHMMs during learning and recognition.
  • Face recognition accuracy was assessed.

Main Results:

  • Two consistent patterns emerged: Central-focused and Eye-focused.
  • Patterns showed stability across static and dynamic conditions (16-27% switching).
  • Eye-focused patterns during static learning correlated with better static recognition.

Conclusions:

  • EMHMM-identified face viewing patterns generalize from static to dynamic stimuli.
  • This suggests stable face-viewing behavior regardless of stimulus type.
  • EMHMMs offer valuable insights into face processing beyond traditional methods.