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face perception  

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  • Faces constitute one of the most pervasive and important classes of objects in our visual environment. The human visual system is remarkably proficient at various face perception tasks, including identification, emotion assessment, gaze estimation, and gender, race, and age classification. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Face Perception]

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