Objects are the core meaningful elements in our visual environment. Classic theories of
object vision focus upon object recognition and are elegant and simple. Some of their …

This review summarizes human perception and processing of face and gaze signals. Face
and gaze signals are important means of non-verbal social communication. The review …

Face-selective neurons are observed in the primate visual pathway and are considered as
the basis of face detection in the brain. However, it has been debated as to whether this …

The discovery of words in continuous speech is one of the first challenges faced by infants
during language acquisition. This process is partially facilitated by statistical learning, the …

Covering faces with masks, due to mandatory pandemic safety regulations, we can no
longer rely on the habitual daily-life information. This may be thought-provoking for healthy …

The fusiform face area responds selectively to faces and is causally involved in face
perception. How does face-selectivity in the fusiform arise in development, and why does it …

Humans have a prolonged childhood, which begins with an immature developmental state
at birth. We take care of these helpless infants through a variety of cultural adaptations …

Following traumatic brain injury in adulthood, Pierrette Sapey (PS) became suddenly unable
to recognize the identity of people from their faces. Thanks to her remarkable recovery of …

Cognitive gadgets are distinctively human cognitive mechanisms–such as imitation, mind
reading, and language–that have been shaped by cultural rather than genetic evolution …

Cortical areas in the ventral visual pathway become selectively tuned towards the
processing of faces compared to non-face stimuli beginning around 3 months of age and …