David Perrett
School of Psychology & Neuroscience
University of St Andrews
United Kingdom
Biography
David Perrett studies how we recognise facial attributes and understand actions of others. Current projects include the nature of cues in the face to attractiveness and health; the impact of childhood, parental relationships and development across puberty on mate choice in adulthood; attraction to voice and to pheromones; decoding emotional expression and deception; sharing of attention; the role of expectations and cross modal integration in understanding actions; and the use of computer graphics to enhance recognition. For more information see the Perception Lab.
Research Interest
Psychology & Neuroscience
