Explore the brain's fascination with faces, from recognition to blindness. Learn about super recognizers and how computer algorithms perceive faces. Discover the challenges in facial recognition technology and the impact of diversity representation in media.
Our brain's devoted circuitry for faces reflects the complexity of human face recognition.
Face blindness and super recognizers showcase the unique traits and challenges of facial recognition.
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