Laterality Effect (Face Perception)

Face recognition is an essential skill that in many species is associated with apparently specialized neurological and cognitive mechanisms. This chapter summarizes some of the behavioral and neuroscientific research on laterality effects in face perception, with a focus on face identity processing...

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Main Authors: Sigurdardottir, Heida Maria, Jozranjbar, Bahareh
Other Authors: Sálfræðideild (HÍ), Faculty of Psychology (UI), Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Health Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2019
Subjects:
Face perception
Vision
Vision science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Laterality
Cognitive science
Cognitive psychology
Sálfræði
Sjón
Sjónskynjun
Taugavísindi
Hugræn fræði
Iceland
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1920
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_1780-1
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Summary:Face recognition is an essential skill that in many species is associated with apparently specialized neurological and cognitive mechanisms. This chapter summarizes some of the behavioral and neuroscientific research on laterality effects in face perception, with a focus on face identity processing in humans and animals. This work was supported by The Icelandic Research Fund (Grant No. 174013-051) and the University of Iceland Research Fund.

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