Smiling makes you look older, even when you wear a mask: the effect of face masks on age perception

Abstract The widespread use of face masks in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic has promoted research on their effect on the perception and recognition of faces. There is growing evidence that masks hinder the recognition of identity and expression, as well as the interpretation of speech from facial...

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Main Authors: Tzvi Ganel, Melvyn A. Goodale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-09-01
Series:Cognitive Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-022-00432-3