Staff profile

My research investigates the naturally-occurring variation in face recognition, aiming to answer the question "Why are some people better than others at recognising faces". I explore this topic by measuring neural correlates of face processing using electroencephalography (EEG).

Supervisors

Prof. Holger Wiese

Dr. Anna Grubert

• Face Processing
• Individual differences in face recognition
• EEG

Chapter in book

• How are individual differences in face recognition ability related to heritability, environmental factors, and neuro-cognitive implementation?
  
  Wiese, H., & Ciocan, M. (2025). How are individual differences in face recognition ability related to heritability, environmental factors, and neuro-cognitive implementation? In K. Lander (Ed.), From Super Recognisers to the Face Blind: Why are some people better at recognising faces? (pp. 117-162). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191986802.003.0004

Journal Article

• Neural Correlates of Familiar Face Recognition: Evidence in support of a Serial Model
  
  Bojdo, M. M., Zakriev, D., Schipper, M., Ciocan, M., Lidborg, L. H., & Wiese, H. (2025). Neural Correlates of Familiar Face Recognition: Evidence in support of a Serial Model. Biological Psychology, 200, Article 109102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2025.109102