Cognitive Information Processing in Face Recognition

In the conventional eigen face method, the principle component analysis (PCA) algorithm associates the eigen vectors with the changes in illumination. In this paper, we propose an improvement of facial image association for face recognition using a cognitive processing model. This method is based on the notion of multiple-phase associative memory. The Essex face database is used to verify our model for facial image recognition and compare the results of face recognition with conventional eigen face method. The simulation results show that the proposed cognitive processing model approach results in better performance than that of the conventional eigen face approach; while the computational complexity remains of the same magnitude as that of the eigen face method.