Information sampling differences supporting superior face identity processing ability.

ABSTRACT: Face recognition in humans is often cited as a model example of perceptual expertise that is characterized by an increased tendency to process faces as holistic percepts. However emerging evidence across different domains of expertise points to a critical role of feature-based processing strategies during the initial encoding of information. Here, we examined the eye-movement patterns of super-recognisers-individuals with extremely high face identification ability compared with the average person-using gaze-contingent "spotlight" apertures that restrict visual face information in real time around their point of fixation. As an additional contrast, we also compared their performance with that of facial examiners-highly trained individuals whose superiority has been shown to rely heavily on

SUBMITTER: Dunn JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12000253 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature