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About this Subject Spotlight

In this extremely interesting and current Subject Spotlight, Dr Natalie Butcher examines facial recognition and the psychology behind facial processing.
In episode 1, Natalie looks at the fundamentals of facial recognition, explains the disorder Prosopagnosia, and explains the concept of holistic face processing. In episode 2, Natalie explores some of the factors that impact facial recognition, such as race, facial movement, and familiarity. In episode 3, Natalie explores the case study of Lazlo Virag and two psychological studies that demonstrate how hard unfamiliar face recognition is. Finally, in episode 4, Natalie looks at how facial recognition can impact celebrities, using Taylor Swift as an example. Natalie then sets you an activity which involves the real life practice of drawing a person’s likeness.
Episodes
1. An introduction to facial recognition
2. Factors that Impact facial recognition
3. Case study: Laszlo Virag, the Kemp study and the David White study
4. Activity: recognising faces?

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