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2025

Journal Article

Distortions of lip size bias perceived facial attractiveness

Alais, David, Stephens, Jacqueline and Taubert, Jessica (2025). Distortions of lip size bias perceived facial attractiveness. Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 292 (2044) 20250202. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2025.0202

Distortions of lip size bias perceived facial attractiveness

2025

Journal Article

One object with two identities: The rapid detection of face pareidolia in face and food detection tasks

Stuart, Greta, Saurels, Blake W., Robinson, Amanda K. and Taubert, Jessica (2025). One object with two identities: The rapid detection of face pareidolia in face and food detection tasks. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1-12. doi: 10.1037/xhp0001296

One object with two identities: The rapid detection of face pareidolia in face and food detection tasks

2025

Journal Article

Face pareidolia minimally engages macaque face selective neurons

Koyano, Kenji W., Taubert, Jessica, Robison, William, Waidmann, Elena N. and Leopold, David A. (2025). Face pareidolia minimally engages macaque face selective neurons. Progress in Neurobiology, 245 102709, 102709-245. doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2024.102709

Face pareidolia minimally engages macaque face selective neurons

2024

Journal Article

Real face value: the processing of naturalistic facial expressions in the macaque inferior temporal cortex

Taubert, Jessica and Japee, Shruti (2024). Real face value: the processing of naturalistic facial expressions in the macaque inferior temporal cortex. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 36 (12), 2725-2741. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_02108

Real face value: the processing of naturalistic facial expressions in the macaque inferior temporal cortex

2024

Journal Article

The face pareidolia illusion drives a happy face advantage that is dependent on perceived gender

Lipp, Ottmar V. and Taubert, Jessica (2024). The face pareidolia illusion drives a happy face advantage that is dependent on perceived gender. Emotion, 24 (7), 1781-1787. doi: 10.1037/emo0001346

The face pareidolia illusion drives a happy face advantage that is dependent on perceived gender

2024

Journal Article

Inactivation of face-selective neurons alters eye movements when free viewing faces

Azadi, Reza, Lopez, Emily, Taubert, Jessica, Patterson, Amanda and Afraz, Arash (2024). Inactivation of face-selective neurons alters eye movements when free viewing faces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121 (3) e2309906121, e2309906121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2309906121

Inactivation of face-selective neurons alters eye movements when free viewing faces

2023

Journal Article

Preliminary evidence of an increased susceptibility to face pareidolia in postpartum women

Taubert, Jessica, Wally, Samantha and Dixson, Barnaby J. (2023). Preliminary evidence of an increased susceptibility to face pareidolia in postpartum women. Biology Letters, 19 (9) 20230126, 20230126. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0126

Preliminary evidence of an increased susceptibility to face pareidolia in postpartum women

2022

Journal Article

A broadly tuned network for affective body language in the macaque brain

Taubert, Jessica, Japee, Shruti, Patterson, Amanda, Wild, Hannah, Goyal, Shivani, Yu, David and Ungerleider, Leslie G. (2022). A broadly tuned network for affective body language in the macaque brain. Science Advances, 8 (47) eadd6865, eadd6865. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.add6865

A broadly tuned network for affective body language in the macaque brain

2022

Journal Article

Illusory faces are more likely to be perceived as male than female

Wardle, Susan G., Paranjape, Sanika, Taubert, Jessica and Baker, Chris I. (2022). Illusory faces are more likely to be perceived as male than female. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119 (5) e2117413119, e2117413119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2117413119

Illusory faces are more likely to be perceived as male than female

2020

Journal Article

Rapid and dynamic processing of face pareidolia in the human brain

Wardle, Susan G, Taubert, Jessica, Teichmann, Lina and Baker, Chris I (2020). Rapid and dynamic processing of face pareidolia in the human brain. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4518, 4518. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18325-8

Rapid and dynamic processing of face pareidolia in the human brain

2025

Journal Article

Temporal lobectomy evidence for the role of the amygdala in early emotional face and body processing

Moses, Eleanor, Scambler, Jenna, Taubert, Jessica, Lo, Ada H. Y., Thompson, Kate, de Gelder, Beatrice and Pegna, Alan J. (2025). Temporal lobectomy evidence for the role of the amygdala in early emotional face and body processing. eNeuro, 12 (2) ENEURO.0114, 1-12. doi: 10.1523/eneuro.0114-24.2024

Temporal lobectomy evidence for the role of the amygdala in early emotional face and body processing

2024

Journal Article

Investigating the hemiretinal asymmetry in emotion processing as a function of spatial frequency

Moses, Eleanor, Yu, Zhou, Taubert, Jessica and Pegna, Alan J. (2024). Investigating the hemiretinal asymmetry in emotion processing as a function of spatial frequency. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291 (2034) 20241909. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1909

Investigating the hemiretinal asymmetry in emotion processing as a function of spatial frequency

2024

Journal Article

A Database of Naturalistic Expressive Faces for Studying High Arousal States

Buckland, Christopher B. and Taubert, Jessica (2024). A Database of Naturalistic Expressive Faces for Studying High Arousal States. The Journal of Pain, 26 104728, 104728. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104728

A Database of Naturalistic Expressive Faces for Studying High Arousal States

2024

Journal Article

Neural encoding of bodies for primate social perception

Abassi, Etienne, Bognár, Anna, de Gelder, Bea, Giese, Martin, Isik, Leyla, Lappe, Alexander, Mukovskiy, Albert, Solanas, Marta Poyo, Taubert, Jessica and Vogels, Rufin (2024). Neural encoding of bodies for primate social perception. The Journal of Neuroscience, 44 (40) e1221242024, 1-9. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1221-24.2024

Neural encoding of bodies for primate social perception

2024

Journal Article

Beyond faces: the contribution of the amygdala to visual processing in the macaque brain

Taubert, Jessica, Wardle, Susan G., Patterson, Amanda and Baker, Chris I. (2024). Beyond faces: the contribution of the amygdala to visual processing in the macaque brain. Cerebral Cortex, 34 (6) bhae245. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae245

Beyond faces: the contribution of the amygdala to visual processing in the macaque brain

2024

Journal Article

A behavioral advantage for the face pareidolia illusion in peripheral vision

Saurels, Blake W., Peluso, Natalie and Taubert, Jessica (2024). A behavioral advantage for the face pareidolia illusion in peripheral vision. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 10040, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-60892-z

A behavioral advantage for the face pareidolia illusion in peripheral vision

2024

Journal Article

Oxytocin differentially modulates the early neural responses to faces and non-social stimuli

Moses, Eleanor, Nelson, Nicole, Taubert, Jessica and Pegna, Alan J. (2024). Oxytocin differentially modulates the early neural responses to faces and non-social stimuli. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 19 (1) nsae010, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsae010

Oxytocin differentially modulates the early neural responses to faces and non-social stimuli

2023

Journal Article

Editorial: Improving the quality of life of autistic people and their caregivers from diverse backgrounds: methods and approaches

Katti, Harish, Valiyamattam, Georgitta, Taubert, Jessica and Nadig, Aparna (2023). Editorial: Improving the quality of life of autistic people and their caregivers from diverse backgrounds: methods and approaches. Frontiers in Psychology, 14 1242236, 1-3. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1242236

Editorial: Improving the quality of life of autistic people and their caregivers from diverse backgrounds: methods and approaches

2023

Journal Article

Predictive extrapolation effects can have a greater impact on visual decisions, while visual adaptation has a greater impact on conscious visual experience

Bouyer, Loren N., Arnold, Derek H., Johnston, Alan and Taubert, Jessica (2023). Predictive extrapolation effects can have a greater impact on visual decisions, while visual adaptation has a greater impact on conscious visual experience. Consciousness and Cognition, 115 103583, 103583. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103583

Predictive extrapolation effects can have a greater impact on visual decisions, while visual adaptation has a greater impact on conscious visual experience

2023

Journal Article

A database of heterogeneous faces for studying naturalistic expressions

Long, Houqiu, Peluso, Natalie, Baker, Chris I., Japee, Shruti and Taubert, Jessica (2023). A database of heterogeneous faces for studying naturalistic expressions. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 5383, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32659-5

A database of heterogeneous faces for studying naturalistic expressions