A lifespan database of adult facial stimuli has been developed to provide a more representative range of faces across the adult lifespan, with a special emphasis on older adults. The database includes 575 individual faces ranging from 18 to 93 years old, with 218 adults aged 18–29, 76 aged 30–49, 123 aged 50–69, and 158 aged 70 and older. These faces are available for research at http://agingmind.cns.uiuc.edu/facedb/. This database addresses the lack of age diversity in existing face databases, which often focus on young adults. The authors note that the use of faces in psychological research has increased significantly in the past three years, with studies covering a wide range of topics, including perception, memory, and social reasoning. Faces are unique in that they are widely experienced but difficult to verbalize, and they are processed differently in the fusiform gyrus. Research has shown that older adults have greater difficulty recognizing unfamiliar faces compared to younger adults, and that the age of the faces used as stimuli can influence memory performance. The authors also highlight that existing databases often lack age diversity and that the age of the faces used in studies can affect results. The new database aims to provide a more comprehensive range of faces for research, allowing for a better understanding of age-related differences in face memory and processing. The database was created through a recruitment effort that included visits to college student unions, shopping malls, and senior citizen festivals. Participants were asked to stand in front of a neutral gray background and to assume a neutral expression, with additional pictures taken of smiling and profile views. The images were edited and saved in bitmap format, with each image labeled by race, gender, age, and expression. The database is freely available to researchers and is designed to facilitate studies on face perception and memory across the lifespan.A lifespan database of adult facial stimuli has been developed to provide a more representative range of faces across the adult lifespan, with a special emphasis on older adults. The database includes 575 individual faces ranging from 18 to 93 years old, with 218 adults aged 18–29, 76 aged 30–49, 123 aged 50–69, and 158 aged 70 and older. These faces are available for research at http://agingmind.cns.uiuc.edu/facedb/. This database addresses the lack of age diversity in existing face databases, which often focus on young adults. The authors note that the use of faces in psychological research has increased significantly in the past three years, with studies covering a wide range of topics, including perception, memory, and social reasoning. Faces are unique in that they are widely experienced but difficult to verbalize, and they are processed differently in the fusiform gyrus. Research has shown that older adults have greater difficulty recognizing unfamiliar faces compared to younger adults, and that the age of the faces used as stimuli can influence memory performance. The authors also highlight that existing databases often lack age diversity and that the age of the faces used in studies can affect results. The new database aims to provide a more comprehensive range of faces for research, allowing for a better understanding of age-related differences in face memory and processing. The database was created through a recruitment effort that included visits to college student unions, shopping malls, and senior citizen festivals. Participants were asked to stand in front of a neutral gray background and to assume a neutral expression, with additional pictures taken of smiling and profile views. The images were edited and saved in bitmap format, with each image labeled by race, gender, age, and expression. The database is freely available to researchers and is designed to facilitate studies on face perception and memory across the lifespan.