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Visual perception phenomenon
The face inversion effect is a phenomenon in which identifying upside-down faces compared to upright faces is much more difficult than doing the same for non-facial objects. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Face inversion effectA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Face specific inversion effects provide evidence for two subtypes of developmental prosopagnosiaInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Bullshit JobsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The Neural Basis of the Behavioral Face-Inversion EffectCited 377 times
- Go sideways: Thatcher effectA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Greeble (psychology)A closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The Neural Basis of the Behavioral Face-Inversion Effect
What causes the face inversion effect?
The effect of face inversion on the human fusiform face area
The inverted face inversion effect in prosopagnosia: Evidence for mandatory, face-specific perceptual mechanisms
The time course of the inversion effect during individual face discrimination
The role of holistic processing in face perception: Evidence from the face inversion effect
The effect of race, inversion and encoding activity upon face recognition
Acquired prosopagnosia abolishes the face inversion effect
🆕 Influential since 2022
Face specific inversion effects provide evidence for two subtypes of developmental prosopagnosia
Investigating the Face Inversion Effect in Autism Across Behavioral and Neural Measures of Face Processing
Face inversion does not affect the reversed congruency effect of gaze
The face inversion effect or the face upright effect?
The Face Inversion Effect in Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
📚 Books worth reading
Bullshit JobsDavid Graeber · 2018
Mechanics todayS. Nemat-Nasser · 1974
Treaty Occupationay ToxicologySuelen Queiroz · 2010- 📕GeoRisk 2011Georgia) GeoRisk 2011 (2011 Atlanta · 2011
- 📕Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016Ariz.) Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress (2016 Phoenix · 2016
Information computing and applicationsChina) ICICA (Conference) (3rd 2012 Chengde · 2012
Introduction to making very big booksUnited States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Pensions · 2011
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