Dear Users

This Thursday (YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm) there will be an internal project proposal presentation by Amie Hayes on "How is viewpoint represented in face-selective regions of the human brain?".

Abstract: The perception of faces is a simple and effortless process for most human observers. However, the apparent ease with which recognition takes place belies its inherent complexities. For example, when the head moves, the image on the retina also changes. To be useful, the visual system must take into account these sources of variation to facilitate recognition, but at the same time be able to detect changeable aspects of faces that are important in social communication. The aim of this study is to ask how information about the viewpoint of the face is represented in different face-selective regions of the human brain. Using MVPA, I will investigate the reliability of patterns of response to faces with different viewpoints.

Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards.

Best wishes Rebecca