ArticlePsychological science2022
Recognition of Masked Faces in the Era of the Pandemic: No Improvement Despite Extensive Natural Exposure.
Article in Psychological science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Challenges of face identification with varied mask coverage in the post COVID-19 era.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Face masks and fake masks: the effect of real and superimposed masks on face matching with super-recognisers, typical observers, and algorithms.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2024Article
- The effect of surgical masks on identification decisions from masked and unmasked lineups.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2024Article
- Innovative Hybrid Approach for Masked Face Recognition Using Pretrained Mask Detection and Segmentation, Robust PCA, and KNN Classifier.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Face masks are less effective than sunglasses in masking face identity.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Face memory and facial expression recognition are both affected by wearing disposable surgical face masks.Cognitive processing · 2023Article
- Face processing and early event-related potentials: replications and novel findings.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Mask-wearing selectivity alters observers' face perception.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2022Article
- The influence of familiarity on memory for faces and mask wearing.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2022Article
- Masked face identification is improved by diagnostic feature training.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2022Article
- Face masks disrupt holistic processing and face perception in school-age children.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2022Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on memory: Recognition for masked and unmasked faces.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Face masks, which became prevalent across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic, have had a negative impact on face recognition despite the availability of critical information from uncovered face parts, especially the eyes. An outstanding question is whether face-mask effects would be attenuated following extended natural exposure. This question also pertains, more generally, to face-recognition training protocols. We used the Cambridge Face Memory Test in a cross-sectional study (
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