Face-name recall is a form of memory involving first being able to pay attention to an assortment of details (such as the size of someone’s nose or color of their hair) and then later recognizing and associating these elements with a larger picture IE Your new friend Kristin.
USED FOR
• Learning peoples’ names for the first time
• Remembering someone you’ve met before
Calling people by name builds rapport and research shows that very specific areas of the brain are engaged in the process of recognition.
References:
Gobbini, M. I., & Haxby, J. V. (2007). Neural systems for recognition of familiar faces. Neuropsychologia, 45(1), 32-41.
Schwaninger, A., Wallraven, C., Cunningham, D. W., & Chiller-Glaus, S. D. (2006). Processing of facial identity and expression: a psychophysical, physiological, and computational perspective. Progress in Brain Research, 156, 321-43.
Trinkler, I., King, J. A., Doeller, C. F., Rugg, M. D., & Burgess, N. (2009). Neural bases of autobiographical support for episodic recollection of faces. Hippocampus.
