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2004-12-14 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by tipper 2004-12-14 03:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The brain goes through three separate stages to decide if it recognises a face, scientists claim. A team from University College London says the first assesses a face's physical aspects. The second decides if it is known or unknown. If it is a recognisable face, the third part puts a name to it.

They needed a study to figure this out??? May I ask for a PHD by suggesting that assessing the physical aspects of anything is usually the first step to recognizing it? Then if we indeed recognize it, it usually has a name attached. Big deal.

Posted by Rafael 2004-12-14 3:16:58 AM|| 2004-12-14 3:16:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Just had to say a mate worked on this - it's more about finding which part of the brain does what.. in order to produce a cure for dementia etc. I think I was scanned for this study too.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-12-14 5:36:01 AM|| 2004-12-14 5:36:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 "Facial recognition is a very puzzling and complex process." It's a process of astonishing precision. Capable of differentiating an almost unlimited number of faces and recognize those faces under severely degraded conditions. Yet its not related to any major physical characteristics on a face. This can be demonstrated by getting people to recognize pictures of indivdiual sheep they have seen previously (which have ears, eyes, nose, chin just like a human face). Most people can't do this.

Posted by phil_b 2004-12-14 6:07:14 AM|| 2004-12-14 6:07:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Bah. Humans all look the same to me.

Posted by Krang 2004-12-14 6:50:45 AM|| 2004-12-14 6:50:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is got a bizarre look at this sort of recognition.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-14 7:36:50 AM|| 2004-12-14 7:36:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 So which type of dementia did they diagnose, Howard? ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2004-12-14 7:48:57 AM|| 2004-12-14 7:48:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 So why is my name recall s*ithouse?
Always remember a face though.

Posted by tipper 2004-12-14 8:13:39 AM|| 2004-12-14 8:13:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe I can get a PhD for research on how to recognize a Joseph Mendiola comment.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-12-14 9:22:44 AM|| 2004-12-14 9:22:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 they ought to study my brain since I am a mutant possessing only the first two functions.

Posted by 2b 2004-12-14 9:32:09 AM|| 2004-12-14 9:32:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 It's the third step I have trouble with.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2004-12-14 11:32:29 AM|| 2004-12-14 11:32:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 I support all research in this area because I have the damnedest time with this. As Krang says, all humans look alike to me. The only thing I have to go on is general body type (short, tall, skinny, fat) and hair color.

When I worked in Sydney I had three dark-haired female colleagues. For a long time I was never sure which one I was talking to. Took me about a month to realize that one was a lot taller than the others (they were all shorter than I, and all those short people look alike: like the tops of their heads).

Posted by Angie Schultz 2004-12-14 12:27:14 PM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2004-12-14 12:27:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Angie, interesting! For most people height is not a factor, which is why we can recognize faces on TV.

Posted by phil_b 2004-12-14 2:40:53 PM|| 2004-12-14 2:40:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 A shame more politicians don't have Angie's condition.

Posted by lex 2004-12-14 3:40:00 PM|| 2004-12-14 3:40:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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