Neural and developmental bases of the ability to recognize social signals of emotions

Emotion Review

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-188

  Leppänen, Jukka M ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

brain development; emotion; experience; facial expression; genetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955035997     PISSN: 17540739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1754073910387942     Document Type: Article

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