Psychology Program Presents

The Eyes Have It!: Face and Gaze Perception As a Window Into Mental Representations


 

From the very earliest stages of development, humans prioritize information about the faces of others.  Faces carry important information about the identity, thoughts, emotions, and future behavior of an individual.  In addition to static features of a face, the direction of a face’s gaze provides information about a person’s attention and intention. Accumulating evidence suggests that gaze-following is not simply a bottom-up  (reflexive) process, but is modulated by top-down factors including social characteristics of both the face stimulus and the observer.  This talk will review recent work conducted in the Bard Attention and Performance (BAP) which has sought to better understand how and why these top-down factors impact behavior.
 

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Preston Theater

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