Font tuning associated with expertise in letter perception

Perception

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 541-559

  Gauthier, Isabel ^a   Wong, Alan C N ^a   Hayward, William G ^b   Cheung, Olivia S ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33646504691     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p5313     Document Type: Review

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