The origins of face processing in humans phylogeny and ontogeny

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-209

  Pascalis, Olivier ^a   Kelly, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955794970     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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