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@article{citeulike:2387995, abstract = {A deeper understanding of how the brain processes visual information can be obtained by comparing results from complementary fields such as psychophysics, physiology, and computer science. In this chapter, empirical findings are reviewed with regard to the proposed mechanisms and representations for processing identity and emotion in faces. Results from psychophysics clearly show that faces are processed by analyzing component information (eyes, nose, mouth, etc.) and their spatial relationship (configural information). Results from neuroscience indicate separate neural systems for recognition of identity and facial expression. Computer science offers a deeper understanding of the required algorithms and representations, and provides computational modeling of psychological and physiological accounts. An interdisciplinary approach taking these different perspectives into account provides a promising basis for better understanding and modeling of how the human brain processes visual information for recognition of identity and emotion in faces.}, address = {Department of B\"{u}lthoff, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Spemannstr. 38, 72076 T\"{u}bingen, Germany. adrian.schwaninger@tuebingen.mpg.de}, author = {Schwaninger, A. and Wallraven, C. and Cunningham, D. W. and Chiller-Glaus, S. D.}, citeulike-article-id = {2387995}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0079-6123(06)56018-2}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17015089}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17015089}, doi = {10.1016/S0079-6123(06)56018-2}, issn = {0079-6123}, journal = {Prog Brain Res}, keywords = {08-006, face}, pages = {321--343}, posted-at = {2008-02-16 05:33:50}, priority = {2}, title = {Processing of facial identity and expression: a psychophysical, physiological, and computational perspective.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0079-6123(06)56018-2}, volume = {156}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2387995 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2387995 N2 - A deeper understanding of how the brain processes visual information can be obtained by comparing results from complementary fields such as psychophysics, physiology, and computer science. In this chapter, empirical findings are reviewed with regard to the proposed mechanisms and representations for processing identity and emotion in faces. Results from psychophysics clearly show that faces are processed by analyzing component information (eyes, nose, mouth, etc.) and their spatial relationship (configural information). Results from neuroscience indicate separate neural systems for recognition of identity and facial expression. Computer science offers a deeper understanding of the required algorithms and representations, and provides computational modeling of psychological and physiological accounts. An interdisciplinary approach taking these different perspectives into account provides a promising basis for better understanding and modeling of how the human brain processes visual information for recognition of identity and emotion in faces. JF - Prog Brain Res SN - 0079-6123 AD - Department of Bülthoff, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Spemannstr. 38, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. adrian.schwaninger@tuebingen.mpg.de EP - 343 TI - Processing of facial identity and expression: a psychophysical, physiological, and computational perspective. VL - 156 SP - 321 KW - 08-006 KW - face AU - Schwaninger, A AU - Wallraven, C AU - Cunningham, DW AU - Chiller-Glaus, SD PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0079-6123(06)56018-2 ER -