Abstract
The Bruce and Young (1986) framework makes a number of important distinctions between the types of representation needed to recognize a familiar face. Here, we return to these, focussing particularly on face recognition units. We argue that such representations need to incorporate idiosyncratic within-person variability, asking questions such as 'What counts as a picture of Harrison Ford?'. We describe a mechanism for achieving this, and discuss the relation between image variability and episodic face memories, in the context of behavioural and neurophysiological data.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 943-958 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | British Journal of Psychology |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 14 Jun 2011 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2011 |
Keywords
- event-related potentials
- person recognition
- brain potentials
- unfamiliar faces
- geometric distortions
- stimulus repetitions
- processing stages
- name recognition
- neural system
- perception