Stirling has a long history of face research. We study almost all aspects of face perception, including low level visual processing, adaptation, gaze perception, social perception such as mate preference and attractiveness, mechanisms of recognition and forensic aspects such as unfamiliar face matching and eye witness recovery of memories for faces.
We run an MSc in the psychology of faces. We host the face research mailing list and the PICS face database. The EvoFIT facial composite system was developed here.
If you have some time, please participate in online studies.
People
Nadia Ayal The influence of gaze cues on the observer’s visual attention.
Mary Cowan Humour and mate choice.
David Donaldson Human memory and ERPs; familiarity and recollection effects for faces.
Peter Hancock Representations for face recognition, modelling human performance. Forensic applications; face matching and facial composite systems.
Stephen Langton Capture and direction of attention by faces
Tony Little Face perception, including attraction, recognition and social cognition
Kristen Knowles Cooperation, competition, and pro-sociality in voices and faces
Alex McIntyre The influence of gaze on attention in social communication. Forensic facial identification: face image comparison, facial composite systems and identification. Perception and cognitive effects of human facial expression.
Viktoria Mileva The expression and perception of dominance
Craig Roberts Human mate choice; determinants of attractiveness.
Pejman Safaie Perception of face attractiveness and body image in non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
Sarah-Jane Vick Analysis of expressions, especially in non-human primates.
Roger Watt Understanding low level human vision; interpreting the information content of faces.
Facilities
We have a dedicated face research lab, with testing cubicles, a Tobii eyetracker, a 3D camera system and a meeting room. Other facilities include the Psychological Imaging Laboratory and the Playgroup.
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