PSY 162 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Humphrey Ocean, Fairy

45 views2 pages
1 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
What Makes A Face Recognizable?
So when we see a face several different cells will fire to tell us how that face is unique
What Makes An Expression Recognizable…
Similarly -
Similar facial expression are located near one another
In the STS
So we are coding expression based on how an emotion differs from the average
configuration of faces
What Does It Mean to Have A Module
We evolved a specialized region for processing specialized information
The visual system- is one example of a module
Wer have modules for recognizing faces,bodies, places, animals & tools
A second hypothesis is that we develop these in response to experience
The exact same way - all over the world
What Is The Advantage of A Module
Neurons inhibit each other locally
Excitation travels a distance
Having clusters of neurons all processing the same category of objects →
Neurons can inhibit one another
Neurons can code fine “within-category” differences
Better able to discriminate 2 people this way
The Inverted Face Effect
You can tell the one on the left looks weird but…
When you turn it upside down -WHOH?
This is because when the fae is upside down -
We don’t process it the same way
Images that fit the criterion of being a “fae” activate the module
When a face is upside down - it is processed by a courser object
recognition system
The Job of An Artist
Might be to force our brain to process information differently
This causes you to see it in a way you hadn’t before...
But Faces Are More Than Just An Object
They are pretty critical
Do you know them
How are they feeling
How “able” are they (are they young/old)
We understand not just that a face is different-
But these differences are meaningful
So What Is Going On In the Artist’s Brain?
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
Unlock document

This preview shows half of the first page of the document.
Unlock all 2 pages and 3 million more documents.

Already have an account? Log in

Document Summary

Similar facial expression are located near one another. So when we see a face several different cells will fire to tell us how that face is unique. So we are coding expression based on how an emotion differs from the average configuration of faces. What does it mean to have a module. We evolved a specialized region for processing specialized information. The visual system- is one example of a module. Wer have modules for recognizing faces,bodies, places, animals & tools. A second hypothesis is that we develop these in response to experience. The exact same way - all over the world. Having clusters of neurons all processing the same category of objects . Better able to discriminate 2 people this way. You can tell the one on the left looks weird but . This is because when the fae is upside down - We don"t process it the same way.

Get access

Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers
Class+
$8 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Class+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
30 Verified Answers

Related Documents