Transient pupil constrictions to faces are sensitive to orientation and species

Journal of Vision

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Conway, C A ^a   Jones, B C ^a   DeBruine, L M ^a   Little, A C ^b   Sahraie, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Face inversion; Face processing; Face species; Pupil responses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PUPIL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 41049117058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/8.3.17     Document Type: Article

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