Developmental changes in face recognition during childhood: Evidence from upright and inverted faces

Cognitive Development

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-27

  de Heering, Adélaïde ^a,b   Rossion, Bruno ^b   Maurer, Daphne ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Development; Faces; Orientation; Recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155172797     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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