Exploring the unconscious using faces

Vadim Axelrod, Moshe Bar, Geraint Rees

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Abstract

Understanding the mechanisms of unconscious processing is one of the most substantial endeavors of cognitive science. While there are many different empirical ways to address this question, the use of faces in such research has proven exceptionally fruitful. We review here what has been learned about unconscious processing through the use of faces and face-selective neural correlates. A large number of cognitive systems can be explored with faces, including emotions, social cueing and evaluation, attention, multisensory integration, and various aspects of face processing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-45
Number of pages11
JournalTrends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2015

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© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.

Keywords

  • Face-selective biomarkers
  • Faces
  • Invisible stimuli
  • Unconscious processing

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