An eye for detail: An event-related potential study of the rapid processing of fearful facial expressions in children

Child Development

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1304-1319

  Vlamings, Petra H J M ^a   Jonkman, Lisa M ^a   Kemner, Chantal ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REACTION TIME;

BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 77955219660     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01470.x     Document Type: Article

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