Visual self-recognition in mirrors and live videos: Evidence for a developmental asynchrony

Cognitive Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-196

  Suddendorf, Thomas ^a   Simcock, Gabrielle ^a   Nielsen, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mirror; Self recognition; Video; Video deficit

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247145441     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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