How We Save Face--Researchers Crack the Brain's Facial-Recognition Code. A Caltech team has deciphered the way we identify faces, re-creating what the brain sees from its electrical activity.

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How We Save Face—Researchers Crack the Brain's Facial-Recognition Code. A Caltech team has deciphered the way we identify faces, re-creating what the brain sees from its electrical activity.