The Mona Lisa effect: is 'our' Lisa fame or fake?

Author(s)
Claus-Christian Carbon, Helmut Leder
Abstract

Abstract. This demonstration uses one of the most famous human faces, the portrait of Mona Lisa,

La Gioconda, by Leonardo da Vinci. Usually, we have a very accurate and stable representation

of the exact configuration of such a familiar face. Typically, we are able to rapidly recognise

even subtle configural changes. However, here we show that an exposure to specific alterations

performed on a familiar face substantially reduces this ability even over a time period as long

as 80 min. This demonstration illustrates the flexibility of the perceptual system and adaptation

to new information.

Organisation(s)
Journal
Perception
Volume
35
Pages
411-414
No. of pages
4
ISSN
0301-0066
Publication date
2006
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
501011 Cognitive psychology
Portal url
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/the-mona-lisa-effect-is-our-lisa-fame-or-fake(36482613-1582-4f4e-93b5-8c9cd837a15a).html