• Differential processing strategies in face perception 

      Sæther, Line (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2010-09-24)
      Faces constitute a unique object class in that they include extensive information about many aspects of human interaction, and still imply expert processing of individual subordinate-level objects. It is necessary to understand such a basic skill before progress in applied research can take place. The present thesis describes several experimental studies that investigated different basic attributes ...
    • Invisible emotional expressions influence social judgments and pupillary responses of both depressed and non-depressed individuals. 

      Laeng, Bruno; Sæther, Line; Holmlund, Terje; Wang, Catharina E.; Waterloo, Knut; Eisemann, Martin; Halvorsen, Marianne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      We used filtered low spatial frequency images of facial emotional expressions (angry, fearful, happy, sad, or neutral faces) that were blended with a high-frequency image of the same face but with a neutral facial expression, so as to obtain a “hybrid” face image that “masked” the subjective perception of its emotional expression. Participants were categorized in three groups of participants: healthy ...