Michael Burton FBA is an English psychologist and

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at the Department of Psychology at University of York.

Early life and education

He earned his

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

in Mathematics and

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in 1980 and his

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University of Nottingham , mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom , established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status , type = Public , chancellor ...

in 1983.

Research

His primary research interest is in

face perception Facial perception is an individual's understanding and interpretation of the face. Here, perception implies the presence of consciousness and hence excludes automated facial recognition systems. Although facial recognition is found in other sp ...

and identification using experimental and computational modelling approaches. He has published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Michael Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of the University of Nottingham Academics of the University of York English psychologists Fellows of the British Academy