Effects of repetition and configural changes on the development of face recognition processes

Developmental Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 469-487

  Itier, Roxane J ^a   Taylor, Margot J ^b  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Brain and Cognition Research Center in Toulouse   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 1842518543     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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