マスク着用が人種間顔面認識に及ぼす影響:同時EEGおよびアイトラッキング研究
Yueyuan Zheng1,2, Danni Chen2, Xiaoqing Hu3,4
1Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Cognitive research: principles and implications
|January 29, 2026
まとめ
マスク着用は顔面走査を目に集中させ、自種および他種顔面の人種分類を一貫させる。これは、人種認識がマスクに対して回復力があり、目の手がかりが社会的分類に十分であることを示唆している。
科学分野:
- 認知心理学
- 神経科学
- 社会心理学
背景:
- 健康危機時に一般的なマスクの使用は、顔面認識に影響を与える。
- 人種認識のような社会的分類は、変化した視覚的手がかりによって影響を受ける可能性がある。
研究 の 目的:
- マスク着用が自種および他種顔面処理にどのように影響するかを調査する。
- マスクの影響を受ける社会的分類の神経認知メカニズムを探求する。
- マスクによって誘発される顔面走査の変化によって、人種に基づく分類が変化するかどうかを判断する。
主な方法:
- 同時アイトラッキングおよび脳波記録(EEG)の実施。
- 顔面走査パターンおよび事象関連電位(ERP)の分析。
- マスクありおよびマスクなしの顔面の社会的分類の評価。
主要な成果:
- マスク着用により、目への集中と一貫した顔面走査が促進された。
- 自種顔面と他種顔面の間の視線移動と初期注意ERP(P1)の違いは、マスク着用により減少した。
- マスクは、バイラシアル顔面の分類や、他種顔面の分類における速度的優位性を変化させなかった。
結論:
- マスク顔面における社会的分類には、目の領域の情報が十分である可能性がある。
- 人種に基づく社会的分類は、マスク着用に対して堅牢であり、比較的影響を受けにくいように見える。
- 顔面走査パターンの適応性、特に他種顔面においては、不十分な視覚条件下での処理効率を向上させる。
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