Face processing: The interplay of nature and nurture

Neuroscientist

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 445-449

  Park, Joonkoo ^a   Newman, Lee I ^a   Polk, Thad A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Face perception; Genetics; Ventral visual cortex

Indexed keywords

FACE; FACE DEVELOPMENT; FACE PROFILE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; FACE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PRIMATES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 70349976199     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858409337742     Document Type: Review

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