Implications of holistic face processing in autism and schizophrenia

People with autism and schizophrenia have been shown to have a local bias in sensory processing and face recognition difficulties. A global or holistic processing strategy is known to be important when recognising faces. Studies investigating face recognition in these populations are reviewed and sh...

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Main Author: Tamara L Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00414/full