Adaptation improves discrimination of face identity

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1718, 2011, Pages 2591-2597

  Oruç, Ipek ^a,b   Barton, Jason J S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Vancouver General Hospital Eye Care Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Face aftereffects; Face perception; Fine discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COGNITION; NATURAL SELECTION; PERCEPTION; RECOGNITION; THRESHOLD; VISION;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960787901     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2480     Document Type: Article

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