Facial Recognition

"Facial Recognition" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Ability to identify an individual and interpret their feelings and emotions based on their facial expressions.

Descriptor ID	D000066499
MeSH Number(s)	F02.463.593.524.500.500 F02.463.593.932.622.500
Concept/Terms	Facial Recognition Facial Recognition Recognition, Facial Face Perception Perception, Face Identity Recognition Identity Recognition Recognition, Identity

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Facial Recognition".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Mental Processes [F02.463]
Perception [F02.463.593]
Pattern Recognition, Physiological [F02.463.593.524]
Pattern Recognition, Visual [F02.463.593.524.500]
Facial Recognition [F02.463.593.524.500.500]
Visual Perception [F02.463.593.932]
Pattern Recognition, Visual [F02.463.593.932.622]
Facial Recognition [F02.463.593.932.622.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Facial Recognition".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Facial Recognition".

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