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

  • Face detection and the face pareidolia illusion

  • Organisation and function of the ventral visual cortex

  • The recognition of facial signals in the wild

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72 works between 2007 and 2024
All (72) Journal Article (63) Conference Publication (8) Other Outputs (1)

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Featured

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. 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) ARTN 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

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

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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

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

Other Outputs

Adaptation and Extrapolation

Loren Bouyer, Derek H. Arnold, Alan Johnston and Jessica Taubert (2023). Adaptation and Extrapolation. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/1d6be63

Adaptation and Extrapolation

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

Conference Publication

Is the processing of facial expression and head orientation dissociated in the human brain?

Brannigan, Kyla, Kumar, Rohini, Wild, Hannah, Goyal, Shivani, Baker, Chris, Taubert, Jessica and Japee, Shruti (2023). Is the processing of facial expression and head orientation dissociated in the human brain?. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting 2023, St. Pete Beach, FL United States, 19-24 May 2023. Rockville, MD United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/jov.23.9.5627

Is the processing of facial expression and head orientation dissociated in the human brain?

2023

Conference Publication

Interaction vs observation mode in the macaque visual cortex

Taubert, Jessica, Japee, Shruti, Patterson, Amanda and Bliss-Moreau, Eliza (2023). Interaction vs observation mode in the macaque visual cortex. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting 2023, St. Pete Beach, FL United States, 19-24 May 2023. Rockville, MD United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/jov.23.9.5132

Interaction vs observation mode in the macaque visual cortex

2023

Conference Publication

The causal link between neural activity in inferotemporal cortex and free viewing eye movements

Azadi, Reza, Lopez, Emily, Taubert, Jessica, Patterson, Amanda and Afraz, Arash (2023). The causal link between neural activity in inferotemporal cortex and free viewing eye movements. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting 2023, St. Pete Beach, FL United States, 19-24 May 2023. Rockville, MD United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/jov.23.9.5739

The causal link between neural activity in inferotemporal cortex and free viewing eye movements

2023

Conference Publication

Adapting the Behavioral 'Human Intruder Paradigm' to Probe Neural Threat Processing Across Species

Grasser, Lana, Haller, Simone, Taubert, Jessica, Aggarwal, Nakul, Hansen, Eleanor, Naim, Reut, Kenwood, Margaux, Bui, Hong, Jeong, Annie, Williams, Lisa, Kalin, Ned and Brotman, Melissa (2023). Adapting the Behavioral 'Human Intruder Paradigm' to Probe Neural Threat Processing Across Species. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.

Adapting the Behavioral 'Human Intruder Paradigm' to Probe Neural Threat Processing Across Species

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    The neural plasticity of gaze following in children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
    Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Understanding the neural basis of gaze behaviour in the human brain.
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant

Availability

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

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