Queen Mary, University of London
Biological and Experimental Psychology Group (School of Biological and Chemical Sciences)
Abstract We can use the characteristic way a person moves their face and head (" dynamic facial signatures") as a cue to identity. Theoretically, we should have pre-existing representations of the way a familiar... more
Human faces convey an array of important information, including identity, gender and affective state. Recent work has reported the existence of super-recognizers: people with extraordinary face recognition ability (Russell et al., 2009).... more
Face recognition abilities vary widely. While face recognition deficits have been reported in children, it is unclear whether superior face recognition skills can be encountered during development. This paper presents O.B., a 14-year-old... more
Developmental prosopagnosia (DP) is characterised by a severe and relatively selective deficit in face recognition, in the absence of neurological injury. Because public and professional awareness of DP is low, many adults and children... more