Specificity of face processing without awareness |
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| Authors: | Guomei Zhou Lingxiao Zhang Jinting Liu Jiaoteng Yang Zhe Qu |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Kaiserslautern, Center for Cognitive Science, Kaiserslautern, Germany;2. University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;1. The Brain and Mind Institute and Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada;2. Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada;3. Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre, Toronto, Ontario M6A 2E1, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The recognition memory for inverted faces is especially difficult when compared with that for non-face stimuli. This face inversion effect has often been used as a marker of face-specific holistic processing. However, whether face processing without awareness is still specific remains unknown. The present study addressed this issue by examining the face inversion effect with the technique of binocular rivalry. Results showed that invisible upright faces could break suppression faster than invisible inverted faces. Nevertheless, no difference was found for invisible upright houses and invisible inverted houses. This suggested that face processing without awareness is still specific. Some face-specific information can be processed by high-level brain areas even when that information is invisible. |
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