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"'''Super recognisers'''" is a term coined in 2009 by [[Harvard University|Harvard]] and [[University College London]] researchers for people with significantly better-than-average [[Face perception|face recognition]] ability.<ref>Russell R, Duchaine B, Nakayama K Super-recognizers: People with extraordinary face recognition ability ''[[Psychonomic Bulletin & Review]]'' Apr 2009 Vol 16(2) Pages 252-7</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/are-you-a-super-recognizer.html|title=Are You Any Good at Recognizing Familiar Faces? Here, Test Yourself|last=Dahl|first=Melissa|work=The Cut|access-date=2018-09-27|language=en}}</ref> Super recognisers are able to memorise and recall thousands of faces, often having seen them only once.<ref name="guardian-moshakis">{{cite web|first1=Alex|last1=Moshakis|accessdate=2018-11-13|title=Super recognisers: the people who never forget a face|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/11/super-recognisers-police-the-people-who-never-forget-a-face|date=11 November 2018|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
"'''Super recognisers'''" is a term coined in 2009 by [[Harvard University|Harvard]] and [[University College London]] researchers for people with significantly better-than-average [[Face perception|face recognition]] ability.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Russell |first1=Richard |last2=Duchaine |first2=Brad |last3=Nakayama |first3=Ken |title=Super-recognizers: People with extraordinary face recognition ability |journal=Psychonomic Bulletin & Review |date=April 2009 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=252–257 |doi=10.3758/PBR.16.2.252 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/are-you-a-super-recognizer.html|title=Are You Any Good at Recognizing Familiar Faces? Here, Test Yourself|last=Dahl|first=Melissa|work=The Cut|access-date=2018-09-27|language=en}}</ref> Super recognisers are able to memorise and recall thousands of faces, often having seen them only once.<ref name="guardian-moshakis">{{cite web|first1=Alex|last1=Moshakis|accessdate=2018-11-13|title=Super recognisers: the people who never forget a face|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/11/super-recognisers-police-the-people-who-never-forget-a-face|date=11 November 2018|website=The Guardian}}</ref>


==Skill==
==Skill==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Gaidos S Familiar faces:"Super recognizers" never forget a visage, an unusual ability that can be put to good use ''[[Science News]]'' Vol 184 Iss 5 p16–20, 07 Sep 2013
* {{cite journal |last1=Gaidos |first1=Susan |title=Familiar faces: 'Super recognizers' never forget a visage, an unusual ability that can be put to good use |journal=Science News |date=7 September 2013 |volume=184 |issue=5 |pages=16–20 |doi=10.1002/scin.5591840515 }}
* Harwood, Sterling, The Greatest Mystery of the Beatles: Critical Thinking on Paul Is Dead & the Skeptical Sixties, published July 29, 2020. Appendix B is a report by a super recogniser on whether visual images of Paul McCartney before 1966 match those after 1966, trying to resolve the [[Paul is Dead]] controversy. {{ISBN|979-8669531676}}
* Harwood, Sterling, The Greatest Mystery of the Beatles: Critical Thinking on Paul Is Dead & the Skeptical Sixties, published July 29, 2020. Appendix B is a report by a super recogniser on whether visual images of Paul McCartney before 1966 match those after 1966, trying to resolve the [[Paul is Dead]] controversy. {{ISBN|979-8669531676}}
* Robertson DJ, Noyes E, Dowsett AJ, Jenkins R Face Recognition by Metropolitan Police Super-Recognisers ''[[PLoS One]]'' 11(2); 26 Feb 2016
* {{cite journal |last1=Robertson |first1=David J. |last2=Noyes |first2=Eilidh |last3=Dowsett |first3=Andrew J. |last4=Jenkins |first4=Rob |last5=Burton |first5=A. Mike |title=Face Recognition by Metropolitan Police Super-Recognisers |journal=PLOS ONE |date=26 February 2016 |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=e0150036 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0150036 }}
* Williams C "Super-recognisers" have amazing memory for faces ''[[New Scientist]]'' Vol 215 Iss 2882 15 Sep 2012 Pages 36–39
* {{cite journal |last1=Williams |first1=Caroline |title='Super-recognisers' have amazing memory for faces |journal=New Scientist |date=September 2012 |volume=215 |issue=2882 |pages=36–39 |doi=10.1016/S0262-4079(12)62392-6 }}
* Ring T Humans vs machines: the future of facial recognition ''Biometric Technology Today'' Vol 2016 Iss 4 April 2016 Pages 5–8
* {{cite journal |last1=Ring |first1=Tim |title=Humans vs machines: the future of facial recognition |journal=Biometric Technology Today |date=April 2016 |volume=2016 |issue=4 |pages=5–8 |doi=10.1016/S0969-4765(16)30067-4 }}


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 02:55, 25 September 2020

"Super recognisers" is a term coined in 2009 by Harvard and University College London researchers for people with significantly better-than-average face recognition ability.[1][2] Super recognisers are able to memorise and recall thousands of faces, often having seen them only once.[3]

Skill

It is the extreme opposite of prosopagnosia. It is estimated that 1 to 2% of the population are super recognisers[3] who can remember 80% of faces they have seen compared to 20% of the general population,[4] but these figures are disputed.[5] Super recognizers can match faces better than computer recognition systems in some circumstances.[3][6][7] The science behind this is poorly understood but may be related to the fusiform face area part of the brain.[3]

Practical applications

The skill is recognised and employed among the British intelligence community.[8]

In May 2015, the London Metropolitan Police officially formed a team made up of people with this heightened capability for recognising people and put them to work identifying individuals whose faces are captured on CCTV.[3] Scotland Yard has a squad of over 200 super recognisers.[9] In August 2018, it was reported that the Metropolitan Police had used two super recognisers to identify the suspects of the attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal, after trawling through up to 5,000 hours of CCTV footage from Salisbury and numerous airports across the country.[10][11]

Glasgow Face Matching Test

Super recognisers performed well in the Glasgow Face Matching Test in comparison with a control group.[12]

References

  1. ^ Russell, Richard; Duchaine, Brad; Nakayama, Ken (April 2009). "Super-recognizers: People with extraordinary face recognition ability". Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 16 (2): 252–257. doi:10.3758/PBR.16.2.252.
  2. ^ Dahl, Melissa. "Are You Any Good at Recognizing Familiar Faces? Here, Test Yourself". The Cut. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  3. ^ a b c d e Moshakis, Alex (11 November 2018). "Super recognisers: the people who never forget a face". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  4. ^ "I put names to faces as a police super-recogniser". www.ft.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. ^ Ramon, Meike; Bobak, Anna K.; White, David (2019-03-20). "Super‐recognizers: From the lab to the world and back again". British Journal of Psychology. 110 (3). Wiley: 461–479. doi:10.1111/bjop.12368. ISSN 0007-1269. PMID 30893478.
  6. ^ Barry, Ellen (2018-09-06). "From Mountain of CCTV Footage, Pay Dirt: 2 Russians Are Named in Spy Poisoning". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. ^ "The Detectives Who Never Forget a Face". Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Super Recognisers". Crime + Investigation. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  9. ^ Jaslow, Ryan (2013-09-27). "London police using 200 super-recognizers: What makes them "super"?". CBS News. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Nick; Harding, Luke; MacAskill, Ewen (6 August 2018). "UK poised to ask Russia to extradite Salisbury attack suspects". the Guardian.
  11. ^ "Super recogniser squad tracks Skripal novichok attackers".
  12. ^ Robertson DJ Could super recognisers be the latest weapon on the war on terror? The Conversation 24 Mar 2016

Further reading

  • Gaidos, Susan (7 September 2013). "Familiar faces: 'Super recognizers' never forget a visage, an unusual ability that can be put to good use". Science News. 184 (5): 16–20. doi:10.1002/scin.5591840515.
  • Harwood, Sterling, The Greatest Mystery of the Beatles: Critical Thinking on Paul Is Dead & the Skeptical Sixties, published July 29, 2020. Appendix B is a report by a super recogniser on whether visual images of Paul McCartney before 1966 match those after 1966, trying to resolve the Paul is Dead controversy. ISBN 979-8669531676
  • Robertson, David J.; Noyes, Eilidh; Dowsett, Andrew J.; Jenkins, Rob; Burton, A. Mike (26 February 2016). "Face Recognition by Metropolitan Police Super-Recognisers". PLOS ONE. 11 (2): e0150036. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150036.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  • Williams, Caroline (September 2012). "'Super-recognisers' have amazing memory for faces". New Scientist. 215 (2882): 36–39. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(12)62392-6.
  • Ring, Tim (April 2016). "Humans vs machines: the future of facial recognition". Biometric Technology Today. 2016 (4): 5–8. doi:10.1016/S0969-4765(16)30067-4.

External links

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