Spotting a famous face in the crowd

Bill-Clinton - portraitNew research published this week by Dr Volker Thoma (Psychology) reveals that  people can only recognize two faces in a crowd at a time – even if the faces belong to famous people.

Using faces of Bill Clinton and Mick Jagger, Thoma’s research shows what mechanisms interfere with our ability to recognise faces. Read more on the UEL website.

 

 

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