Can low level image differences account for the ability of human observers to discriminate facial identity?

Journal of Vision

Volumn 8, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Wilbraham, Danelle A ^a   Christensen, James C ^a   Martinez, Aleix M ^a   Todd, James T ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D surface and shape perception; Computational modeling; Face recognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RECOGNITION;

FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LIGHTING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 56349162645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/8.15.5     Document Type: Article

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