Progressive and regressive developmental changes in neural substrates for face processing: Testing specific predictions of the Interactive Specialization account

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-241

  Joseph, Jane E ^a   Gathers, Ann D ^a   Bhatt, Ramesh S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; COGNITION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 79251630912     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00963.x     Document Type: Article

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