Face preference at birth: The role of an orienting mechanism

Developmental Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-108

  Macchi Cassia, Viola ^a   Simion, Francesca ^b   Umiltà, Carlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035285718     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00154     Document Type: Article

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