Visual adaptation of the perception of "life": Animacy is a basic perceptual dimension of faces

One critical component of understanding another's mind is the perception of "life" in a face. However, little is known about the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying this perception of animacy. Here, using a visual adaptation paradigm, we ask whether face animacy is (1) a basic...

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Main Authors: Koldewyn, Kami (Contributor), Hanus, Patricia (Contributor), Balas, Benjamin (Author)
Other Authors: McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer US, 2016-11-07T23:46:06Z.
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