Associate Professor Jess Taubert
Associate Professor

Jess Taubert

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Background

Dr. Jess Taubert was awarded the ARC Future Fellowship and moved to the University of Queensland in 2021.

She completed a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours at Macaquarie University (2005) and a PhD in Psychology at the University of Sydney (2009). In 2009 she accepted a postdoctoral position at Emory University (GA, USA). Here she worked jointly with Lisa Parr at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Philippe Rochat in the Department of Psychology. In 2011 Dr. Taubert was awarded a FSR incoming postdoctoral fellowship by UCLouvain and moved to Belgium to train as a neurophysiologist (supervised by Rufin Vogels, Wim Vanduffel, and Bruno Rossion). After briefly returning to Australia, Dr. Taubert was appointed as an Intramural Research Fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health in the US (2016 – 2021). During this time she worked with Leslie Ungerleider, Chris Baker, David Leopold, and Elisabeth ("Betsy") Murray among others.

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Associate Professor Jess Taubert is:
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Fields of research

Cognitive and computational psychology Psychology

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney

Research interests

  • Social intelligence in primates and other animals

  • The neurobiology of loneliness

  • Face detection and the face pareidolia illusion

  • Organisation and function of the ventral visual cortex

Search Professor Jess Taubert’s works on UQ eSpace

80 works between 2007 and 2025
All (80) Journal Article (66) Conference Publication (13) Other Outputs (1)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

Conference Publication

The multidimensional representation of facial attributes

Taubert, Jessica, Japee, Shruti, Robinson, Amanda, Long, Houqiu, Grootswagers, Tijl, Zheng, Charles, Pereira, Francisco and Baker, Chris (2024). The multidimensional representation of facial attributes. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting 2024, St. Pete Beach, FL United States, 17-22 May 2024. Rockville, MD United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/jov.24.10.662

The multidimensional representation of facial attributes

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

Current funding

  • 2021 - 2025
    Understanding the neural basis of gaze behaviour in the human brain.
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    The neural plasticity of gaze following in children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
    Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
    Open grant

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  • face pareidolia
  • face perception
  • neuroscience
  • online dating
  • social cognition
  • vision

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