Differential development of selectivity for faces and bodies in the fusiform gyrus

Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Peelen, Marius V ^a,b,c   Glaser, Bronwyn ^a,b   Vuilleumier, Patrik ^a,b,d   Eliez, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; VISUAL CORTEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VISUAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350113600     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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