Tag Archive for 'Recognition'

Kohda et al. show that bluestreak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) recognize their own mirror image using a mental image of the self-face comparable to humans. Image credit: Masanori Kohda, Osaka Metropolitan University.

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasses Can Recognize Themselves in Photographs: Study

Feb 13, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

In a series of experiments conducted in Japan, mirror-naïve bluestreak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) frequently attacked photographs of both...

Naqvi et al. recently developed a data-driven approach to phenotyping complex, multidimensional traits; this multivariate approach, when applied to facial surface images, revealed numerous genomic loci with no previously known role in human face shape variation; in the new study, the team implemented this approach to discover associations between common genetic variants and brain shape, using MRI data from middle-aged participants in the UK Biobank. Image credit: Gerd Altmann.

Study: Voice and Face Recognition are Linked More Intimately than Previously Thought

Jan 3, 2023 by News Staff

In the study, five epilepsy surgery patients were presented with images of famous speakers (U.S. presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton)...