Picture-plane inversion leads to qualitative changes of face perception

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 274-289

  Rossion, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

2323; Face perception; Holistic; Inversion effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACE; HUMAN; REACTION TIME; VISION;

FACE; HUMANS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 44549087591     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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