Crickets And Cannibals: Unpacking The Complicated Emotion Of Disgust
It’s 3 a.m. You wake up abruptly with a bad case of dry mouth. You drag yourself out of bed… More
Facial Recognition
Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
“Why Word Frequency Matters” by C. Nathan DeWall and “Variations in Face Recognition Ability: Stable, Specific, and Substantial” by Gil Einstein and Cindi May… More
A Change of Face: New Approaches to Measuring Face Recognition and Identification
A change in hairstyle, lighting, or even facial expression may alter a person’s appearance so drastically that they look like someone else. Scientists are now developing face-recognition measures that account for these variations… More
Identifying the Super-Recognizers
Scientists studying the human limitations of face perception have also uncovered a population of people with a remarkable knack for placing a face — a skill now being tapped by police in London… More
Some People Are Great At Recognizing Faces. Others…Not So Much
NPR: Every day, Marty Doerschlag moves through the world armed with what amounts to a low-level superpower: He can remember… More
Science Shows How Faces Guide, and Reflect, Our Social Lives
A special issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science illuminates the myriad ways in which face perception infuses our thinking and behavior… More