Face perception

Face perception is the process by which the brain and mind understand and interpret the face, particularly the human face.

Related Topics:
Brain - Mind - Face

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The face is an important site for the identification of others and conveys significant social information. Probably because of the importance of its role in social interaction, psychological processes involved in face perception are known to be present from birth, complex, involve large and widely distributed areas in the brain and can be selectively damaged to cause a specific impairment in understanding faces known as prosopagnosia.

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