Associate Professor Jess Taubert
Associate Professor

Jess Taubert

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Background

Associate Professor 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 A/Prof 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, A/Prof 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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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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2016

Journal Article

Serial dependence in face attractiveness judgements tolerates rotations around the yaw axis but not the roll axis

Taubert, Jessica and Alais, David (2016). Serial dependence in face attractiveness judgements tolerates rotations around the yaw axis but not the roll axis. Visual Cognition, 24 (2), 103-114. doi: 10.1080/13506285.2016.1196803

Serial dependence in face attractiveness judgements tolerates rotations around the yaw axis but not the roll axis

2015

Journal Article

Neural correlate of the Thatcher face illusion in a monkey face-selective patch

Taubert, Jessica, Van Belle, Goedele, Vanduffel, Wim, Rossion, Bruno and Vogels, Rufin (2015). Neural correlate of the Thatcher face illusion in a monkey face-selective patch. The Journal of Neuroscience, 35 (27), 9872-9878. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0446-15.2015

Neural correlate of the Thatcher face illusion in a monkey face-selective patch

2015

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The effect of face inversion for neurons inside and outside fMRI-defined face-selective cortical regions

Taubert, Jessica, Van Belle, Goedele, Vanduffel, Wim, Rossion, Bruno and Vogels, Rufin (2015). The effect of face inversion for neurons inside and outside fMRI-defined face-selective cortical regions. Journal of Neurophysiology, 113 (5), 1644-55. doi: 10.1152/jn.00700.2014

The effect of face inversion for neurons inside and outside fMRI-defined face-selective cortical regions

2013

Journal Article

How the Thatcher illusion reveals evolutionary differences in the face processing of primates

Weldon, Kimberly B., Taubert, Jessica, Smith, Carolynn L. and Parr, Lisa A. (2013). How the Thatcher illusion reveals evolutionary differences in the face processing of primates. Animal Cognition, 16 (5), 691-700. doi: 10.1007/s10071-013-0604-4

How the Thatcher illusion reveals evolutionary differences in the face processing of primates

2012

Journal Article

The organization of conspecific face space in nonhuman primates

Parr, Lisa A, Taubert, Jessica, Little, Anthony C and Hancock, Peter J B (2012). The organization of conspecific face space in nonhuman primates. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 65 (12), 2411-34. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2012.693110

The organization of conspecific face space in nonhuman primates

2012

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The composite face effect in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Taubert, Jessica, Qureshi, Annum A and Parr, Lisa A (2012). The composite face effect in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 126 (4), 339-46. doi: 10.1037/a0027287

The composite face effect in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

2012

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A comparative study of face processing using scrambled faces

Taubert, Jessica, Aagten-Murphy, David and Parr, Lisa A (2012). A comparative study of face processing using scrambled faces. Perception, 41 (4), 460-473. doi: 10.1068/p7151

A comparative study of face processing using scrambled faces

2012

Journal Article

The perception of two-tone Mooney faces in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Taubert, Jessica and Parr, Lisa A. (2012). The perception of two-tone Mooney faces in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Cognitive Neuroscience, 3 (1), 21-28. doi: 10.1080/17588928.2011.578737

The perception of two-tone Mooney faces in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

2011

Journal Article

The importance of surface-based cues for face discrimination in non-human primates

Parr, Lisa A. and Taubert, Jessica (2011). The importance of surface-based cues for face discrimination in non-human primates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 278 (1714), 1964-1972. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2333

The importance of surface-based cues for face discrimination in non-human primates

2011

Journal Article

Effect of familiarity and viewpoint on face recognition in chimpanzees

Parr, Lisa A., Siebert, Erin and Taubert, Jessica (2011). Effect of familiarity and viewpoint on face recognition in chimpanzees. Perception, 40 (7), 863-872. doi: 10.1068/p6971

Effect of familiarity and viewpoint on face recognition in chimpanzees

2011

Journal Article

The role of holistic processing in face perception: Evidence from the face inversion effect

Taubert, Jessica, Apthorp, Deborah, Aagten-Murphy, David and Alais, David (2011). The role of holistic processing in face perception: Evidence from the face inversion effect. Vision Research, 51 (11), 1273-1278. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2011.04.002

The role of holistic processing in face perception: Evidence from the face inversion effect

2011

Journal Article

Identity aftereffects, but not composite effects, are contingent on contrast polarity

Taubert, Jessica and Alais, David (2011). Identity aftereffects, but not composite effects, are contingent on contrast polarity. Perception, 40 (4), 422-436. doi: 10.1068/p6874

Identity aftereffects, but not composite effects, are contingent on contrast polarity

2011

Journal Article

Geometric distortions affect face recognition in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Taubert, Jessica and Parr, Lisa A. (2011). Geometric distortions affect face recognition in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Animal Cognition, 14 (1), 35-43. doi: 10.1007/s10071-010-0341-x

Geometric distortions affect face recognition in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

2010

Journal Article

Evidence of human-like, holistic face processing in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi)

Taubert, Jessica (2010). Evidence of human-like, holistic face processing in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 124 (1), 57-65. doi: 10.1037/a0017704

Evidence of human-like, holistic face processing in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi)

2010

Journal Article

When you turn the other cheek: a preference for novel viewpoints of familiar faces

Taubert, Jessica, Marsh, Pamela J and Shaw, Tracey (2010). When you turn the other cheek: a preference for novel viewpoints of familiar faces. Perception, 39 (3), 429-432. doi: 10.1068/p6627

When you turn the other cheek: a preference for novel viewpoints of familiar faces

2009

Journal Article

Visual expertise does not predict the composite effect across species: a comparison between spider (Ateles geoffroyi) and rhesus (Macaca mulatta) monkeys

Taubert, Jessica and Parr, Lisa A (2009). Visual expertise does not predict the composite effect across species: a comparison between spider (Ateles geoffroyi) and rhesus (Macaca mulatta) monkeys. Brain and Cognition, 71 (3), 187-95. doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2009.09.002

Visual expertise does not predict the composite effect across species: a comparison between spider (Ateles geoffroyi) and rhesus (Macaca mulatta) monkeys

2009

Journal Article

The composite illusion requires composite face stimuli to be biologically plausible

Taubert, Jessica and Alais, David (2009). The composite illusion requires composite face stimuli to be biologically plausible. Vision Research, 49 (14), 1877-1885. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2009.04.025

The composite illusion requires composite face stimuli to be biologically plausible

2009

Journal Article

Chimpanzee faces are ‘special’ to humans

Taubert, Jessica (2009). Chimpanzee faces are ‘special’ to humans. Perception, 38 (3), 343-356. doi: 10.1068/p6254

Chimpanzee faces are ‘special’ to humans

2008

Journal Article

The effect of temporal and spatial frequency on phantom-contour detection

Taubert, Jessica and Chekaluk, Eugene (2008). The effect of temporal and spatial frequency on phantom-contour detection. Perception, 37 (1), 50-56. doi: 10.1068/p5711

The effect of temporal and spatial frequency on phantom-contour detection

2007

Journal Article

Are face representations viewpoint dependent? A stereo advantage for generalising across different views of faces

Burke, Darren, Taubert, Jessica and Higman, Talia (2007). Are face representations viewpoint dependent? A stereo advantage for generalising across different views of faces. Vision Research, 47 (16), 2164-2169. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2007.04.018

Are face representations viewpoint dependent? A stereo advantage for generalising across different views of faces

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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