Face perception across the adult lifespan: evidence for age-related changes independent of general intelligence.

ABSTRACT: It is well-documented that face perception - including facial expression and identity recognition ability - declines with age. To date, however, it is not yet well understood whether this age-related decline reflects face-specific effects, or instead can be accounted for by well-known declines in general intelligence. We examined this issue using a relatively large, healthy, age-diverse (18-88 years) sample (N = 595) who were assessed on well-established measures of face perception and general intelligence. Replicating previous work, we observed that facial expression recognition, facial identity recognition, and general intelligence all showed declines with age. Of importance, the age-related decline of expression and identity recognition was present even when the effects of genera

SUBMITTER: Connolly HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8372290 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature