Crossing the 'uncanny valley': Adaptation to cartoon faces can influence perception of human faces

Perception

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 378-386

  Chen, Haiwen ^b   Russell, Richard ^c   Nakayama, Ken ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 77950264466     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p6492     Document Type: Article

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