Friday, January 30, 2015

Faces and Bodies | Vadimage Blog

Faces and Bodies | Vadimage Blog



Faces and Bodies | Vadimage Blog https://vadimage.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/faces-and-bodies/



"A psychological study done at the University of Texas in 2013 revealed that “people do better at facial recognition when the whole person, not just the face, is presented”. It appears that “when faces are partially obscured or difficult to differentiate, subtle body cues allow people to identify others with surprising accuracy”. “Our work shows that the body can be surprisingly useful for identification, especially when the face fails to provide the necessary identity information,” project supervisor said "

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