We know from a large body of research that there are differences between the ways familiar and unfamiliar faces are processed in the brain. To date, however, there has been only a limited exploration of how the high-level concept of our familiarity with a person may influence low-level processes such as visual awareness. This study compared visual awareness for familiar and unfamiliar faces in two experiments.
Univeristy of Lincoln, College of Social Science Research
Dr Kay Ritchie, University of Lincoln, School of Psychology