Mapping the Featural and Holistic Face Processing of Bad and Good Face Recognizers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.1.1. Participant Selection: IFA-Q and CFMT
The Italian Face Ability Questionnaire (IFA-Q)
Cambridge Face Memory Test (CFMT)
2.2. Stimuli
2.3. Task
2.4. EEG Data Recording
2.5. EEG Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Behavioral Results
3.2. Electrophysiological Results: Responses to S2 Stimuli
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Marzi, T.; Gronchi, G.; Turano, M.T.; Giovannelli, F.; Giganti, F.; Rebai, M.; Viggiano, M.P. Mapping the Featural and Holistic Face Processing of Bad and Good Face Recognizers. Behav. Sci. 2021, 11, 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11050075
Marzi T, Gronchi G, Turano MT, Giovannelli F, Giganti F, Rebai M, Viggiano MP. Mapping the Featural and Holistic Face Processing of Bad and Good Face Recognizers. Behavioral Sciences. 2021; 11(5):75. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11050075
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarzi, Tessa, Giorgio Gronchi, Maria Teresa Turano, Fabio Giovannelli, Fiorenza Giganti, Mohamed Rebai, and Maria Pia Viggiano. 2021. "Mapping the Featural and Holistic Face Processing of Bad and Good Face Recognizers" Behavioral Sciences 11, no. 5: 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11050075