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Research Shows That Some Features Of Human Face Perception Are Not Uniquely Human

April 12, 2011 by

When it comes to picking a face out of a police lineup, would you guess that you would use some of the same processes a pigeon might use? If you said "yes," then you're right. A study published by two University of Iowa researchers in the March 31 issue of the Journal of Vision found that pigeons recognize a human face's identity and emotional expression in much the same way as people do...

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