Expertise training with novel objects leads to left-lateralized facelike electrophysiological responses

Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 250-257

  Rossion, B ^a,b   Gauthier, I ^c   Goffaux, V ^b   Tarr, M J ^a   Crommelinck, M ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BELGIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FACE; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0036581386     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00446     Document Type: Article

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