Individual differences in cerebral asymmetries for facial recognition.
In the recognition of tachistoscopically presented unmasked upright faces, some individuals showed a RVF, i.e., left-hemisphere advantage while others showed a LVF, i.e., right-hemisphere advantage. Individuals with a LVF advantage in recognition of these faces showed an increase in errors when the faces were inverted whereas those with a RVF advantage did not. Individuals with a RVF advantage in recognition of the unmasked upright faces showed a greater increase in errors when individual features of the faces were masked than those with a LVF advantage. These results confirmed the view that individuals with a RVF advantage in facial recognition were using an analytic strategy in processing the stimuli whereas those with a LVF advantage were using a holistic strategy.
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D014794:Visual Fields; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*