Face perception is modulated by sexual preference

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-68

  Kranz, Felicitas ^a,b   Ishai, Alumit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; FACE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; THALAMUS; VISION;

BRAIN; COGNITION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REWARD; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; THALAMUS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 30044452008     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.10.070     Document Type: Article

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