Expectations guide predictive eye movements and information sampling during face recognition.

ABSTRACT: Context information has a crucial impact on our ability to recognize faces. Theoretical frameworks of predictive processing suggest that predictions derived from context guide sampling of sensory evidence at informative locations. However, it is unclear how expectations influence visual information sampling during face perception. To investigate the effects of expectations on eye movements during face anticipation and recognition, we conducted two eye-tracking experiments (n = 34, each) using cued face morphs containing expected and unexpected facial features, and clear expected and unexpected faces. Participants performed predictive saccades toward expected facial features and fixated expected more often and longer than unexpected features. In face morphs, expected features attract

SUBMITTER: Garlichs A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11439840 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature