Structural encoding precludes recognition of face parts in prosopagnosia

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 89-102

  De Gelder, Beatrice ^a   Rouw, Romke ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSOPAGNOSIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0034090627     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026432900380508     Document Type: Article

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