Thatcher Effect in Monkeys Demonstrates Conservation of Face Perception across Primates

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1270-1273

  Adachi, Ikuma ^a   Chou, Dina P ^a   Hampton, Robert R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; FACE; MACACA; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; VISION;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; FACE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

PRIMATES;

EID: 68149138797     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.067     Document Type: Article

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