Adult's eyes trigger shifts of visual attention in human infants

Psychological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-134

  Hood, Bruce M ^a,c   Douglas Willen, J ^a   Driver, Jon ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242580540     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00024     Document Type: Article

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