Do portrait artists have enhanced face processing abilities? Evidence from hidden Markov modeling of eye movements
Janet H. Hsiao; Jeehye An; Yueyuan Zheng; Antoni B. Chan · 2021 · Cognition
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Recent research has suggested the importance of part-based information in face recognition in addition to global, whole-face information. Nevertheless, face drawing experience was reported to enhance selective attention to the eyes but did…
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104616