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Articles related to facial recognition
| Browse: Photo-ID Checks Placed Under Greater Scrutiny |
Eyewitness identification of criminals is notoriously unreliable, but a new study based on police records has identified factors that can determine which witnesses are accurate and which are guessing. |
Recent studies are helping to dispel the myth that fish have a 3-second memory. In fact, some species of reef fish can even recognise human faces. |
Browse:
Caucasians Struggle to Distinguish Asian Faces
Differences have been found in the way people of Asian origin process Caucasian faces and vice versa.
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| Browse: Forensic Examiners Pass the Face-Matching Test |
Neuropsy:
This Is Not My Beautiful Wife
The Capgras delusion raises interesting questions about how the brain attaches emotional responses to familiar faces. |
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Neuropsy:
Face Off
Do motoring enthusiasts recognise cars in the same way people recognise faces? |
Neuropsy:
An Honest Face
The brain decides whether an unfamiliar face is trustworthy, even before it is consciously perceived.
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Neuropsy:
Faces in the Crowd
Can naturally gifted face-recognisers improve the detection of lawbreakers? |
Neuropsy:
Jesus on Toast
The human disposition to find meaning in random data is hard-wired in the brain. |
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Quandary:
I Recognise Your Face
Legislation for opt-in face recognition is essential despite the protests of companies like Google and Facebook. |
