FACE PERCEPTION

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Dec 05 2025SCIENCE

How Daily Feelings Shape the Way We See Our Partner's Face

Ever wondered how your day-to-day experiences affect how you see your partner's face? It turns out, the way we feel about our romantic partners can change how our brain reacts to their face. This isn't just about love being blind; it's about love changing what we see. Researchers wanted to see if f

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Jun 12 2025SCIENCE

How the Brain Recognizes Faces in a Flash

The brain is incredibly good at recognizing familiar faces, even when they change dramatically. This happens in a split second. It can quickly figure out a person's age, gender, and who they are, even if the face is tilted, in different lighting, or has a different expression. But how does the brain

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Jan 27 2025SCIENCE

Face Ages and Crowds: How Age Impacts Our Perception of Faces

Ever wondered how our brains quickly pick out the average face from a crowd? It turns out, age plays a big role in this trick our minds can do. Scientists discovered that when we see a group of faces, we can easily figure out the average face. But do different ages change how well we do this? Resea

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Dec 16 2024CRIME

The Surprising Impact of Looks on Guilt Judgments

Imagine being in a courtroom, but instead of listening to evidence, you're looking at someone's face. Sounds strange, right? Well, that's what scientists did in an experiment. They showed people pictures of men and asked if they looked guilty or innocent. The twist? Some faces were attractive, some

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