Decluttering the Mind, Never Forget Faces, Paralysis Neurons
Curiosity Weekly
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Facial Recognition Software Could Be More Reliable Than a Super Recogniser
Super recognizers didn't really look most people in the eye. Their eyes quickly fluttered over all the other areas of the faces of others, especially if they were new faces. When these people were hooked up to monitor their brain activity, huge spikes occurred in brainwave activity every time they saw a new face. These spikes are so far unexplained, but what isn't unexplained is that super recognizers' abilities go beyond simply recognizing a face days later. In many cases, they can recognize an adult by a photo of them as a child instantly.
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