The horizontal tuning of face perception relies on the processing of intermediate and high spatial frequencies

Journal of Vision

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Goffaux, Valerie ^a,b   van Zon, Jaap ^a   Schiltz, Christine ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Face perception; Inversion effect; Orientation; Spatial frequency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CUES; FACE; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054693063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/11.10.1     Document Type: Article

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