Prosopamnesia: A selective impairment in face learning

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 241-255

  Tippett, Lynette J ^c   Miller, Laurie A ^a,d   Farah, Martha J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0034051657     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026432900380599     Document Type: Article

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