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How we detect a face: A survey of psychological evidence
Author(s) -
Lewis Michael B.,
Ellis Hadyn D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international journal of imaging systems and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1098-1098
pISSN - 0899-9457
DOI - 10.1002/ima.10040
Subject(s) - computer science , face detection , categorization , face (sociological concept) , artificial intelligence , process (computing) , stimulus (psychology) , computer vision , psychology , cognitive psychology , facial recognition system , pattern recognition (psychology) , social science , sociology , operating system
Scientists strive to build systems than can detect and recognize faces. One such system already exists: the human brain. How this system operates, however, is far from being fully understood. In this article, we review the psychological evidence regarding the process of face detection in particular. Evidence is collated from a variety of face‐processing tasks including stimulus detection; face categorization, visual search, first saccade analysis, and face detection itself. Together, the evidence points towards a multistage‐processing model of face detection. These stages involve preattentive processing, template fitting, and template evaluation. Comparisons are made with automatic face‐detection systems. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol 13, 3–7, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ima.10040