Parallel processing in face perception

Martens, U., Leuthold, H. and Schweinberger, S. R. (2010) Parallel processing in face perception. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 36(1), pp. 103-121. (doi: 10.1037/a0017167) (PMID:20121298)

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Abstract

The authors examined face perception models with regard to the functional and temporal organization of facial identity and expression analysis. Participants performed a manual 2-choice go/no-go task to classify faces, where response hand depended on facial familiarity (famous vs. unfamiliar) and response execution depended on facial expression (happy vs. angry). Behavioral and electrophysiological markers of information processing—in particular, the lateralized readiness potential (LRP)—were recorded to assess the time course of facial identity and expression processing. The duration of facial identity and expression processes was manipulated in separate experiments, which allowed testing the differential predictions of alternative face perception models. Together, the reaction time and LRP findings indicate a parallel architecture of facial identity and expression analysis in which the analysis of facial expression relies on information about identity.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Leuthold, Prof Hartmut
Authors: Martens, U., Leuthold, H., and Schweinberger, S. R.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology
Journal Name:Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Publisher:American Psychological Association
ISSN:0096-1523
ISSN (Online):1939-1277
Published Online:01 January 2010

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
352721Event related brain potential evidence for timing in face perceptionHartmut LeutholdBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)S20041Psychology