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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

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) ARTN bhae245. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae245

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

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, 1-17. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_02108

Real Face Value: The Processing of Naturalistic Facial Expressions in the Macaque Inferior Temporal Cortex

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

Parallel processing of facial expression and head orientation in the macaque brain

Taubert, Jessica, Japee, Shruti, Murphy, Aidan P, Tardiff, Clarissa T, Koele, Elissa A, Kumar, Susheel, Leopold, David A and Ungerleider, Leslie G (2020). Parallel processing of facial expression and head orientation in the macaque brain. The Journal of Neuroscience, 40 (42), 8119-8131. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0524-20.2020

Parallel processing of facial expression and head orientation in the macaque brain

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

2018

Journal Article

Amygdala lesions eliminate viewing preferences for faces in rhesus monkeys

Taubert, Jessica, Flessert, Molly, Wardle, Susan G, Basile, Benjamin M, Murphy, Aidan P, Murray, Elisabeth A and Ungerleider, Leslie G (2018). Amygdala lesions eliminate viewing preferences for faces in rhesus monkeys. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115 (31), 8043-8048. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1807245115

Amygdala lesions eliminate viewing preferences for faces in rhesus monkeys

2016

Journal Article

Effective connectivity reveals largely independent parallel networks of face and body patches

Premereur, Elsie, Taubert, Jessica, Janssen, Peter, Vogels, Rufin and Vanduffel, Wim (2016). Effective connectivity reveals largely independent parallel networks of face and body patches. Current Biology, 26 (24), 3269-3279. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.09.059

Effective connectivity reveals largely independent parallel networks of face and body patches

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. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1221-24.2024

Neural Encoding of Bodies for Primate Social Perception

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

2022

Journal Article

Clutter substantially reduces selectivity for peripheral faces in the macaque brain

Taubert, Jessica, Wardle, Susan G., Tardiff, Clarissa T., Patterson, Amanda, Yu, David and Baker, Chris I. (2022). Clutter substantially reduces selectivity for peripheral faces in the macaque brain. The Journal of Neuroscience, 42 (35), 6739-6750. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.0232-22.2022

Clutter substantially reduces selectivity for peripheral faces in the macaque brain

2022

Journal Article

Assessing the perception of face pareidolia in children (Homo sapiens), rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), and capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella)

Flessert, Molly, Taubert, Jessica and Beran, Michael J. (2022). Assessing the perception of face pareidolia in children (Homo sapiens), rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), and capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 137 (2), 1-12. doi: 10.1037/com0000320

Assessing the perception of face pareidolia in children (Homo sapiens), rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), and capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella)

2022

Journal Article

The cortical and subcortical correlates of face pareidolia in the macaque brain

Taubert, Jessica, Wardle, Susan G., Tardiff, Clarissa T., Koele, Elissa A., Kumar, Susheel, Messinger, Adam and Ungerleider, Leslie G. (2022). The cortical and subcortical correlates of face pareidolia in the macaque brain. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 17 (11), 965-976. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsac031

The cortical and subcortical correlates of face pareidolia in the macaque brain