Face perception: An integrative review of the role of spatial frequencies

Psychological Research

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 273-292

  Ruiz Soler, Marcos ^a   Beltran, Francesc S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FACE; HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; REVIEW;

ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FACE; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33745646053     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-005-0215-z     Document Type: Review

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