Hierarchical processing of face viewpoint in human visual cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2442-2452

  Axelrod, Vadim ^a   Yovel, Galit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EYE TRACKING; FACE; FACE VIEWPOINT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUSIFORM FACE AREA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR TEMPORAL SULCUS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857095759     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4770-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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