Not Just a Pretty Face: Bodies Provide Important Cues for Recognizing People (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Not Just a Pretty Face: Bodies Provide Important Cues for Recognizing People

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The recognition study used three types of images for comparison: a subject's face and upper body (left); only the face (center); and the upper body with the face masked (right). Results suggest that automatic recognition systems could be improved by adding body information beyond the face.

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<i>Psychological Science</i>

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