Face processing at birth: A Thatcher illusion study

Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 492-498

  Leo, Irene ^a   Simion, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FACE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; NEWBORN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RECOGNITION; VISION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FACE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 63749127972     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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