Neuropsychology of facial expressions. The role of consciousness in processing emotional faces

Neuropsychological Trends

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-40

  Balconi, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; Brain oscillations; Consciousness; Erps; Face

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867277380     PISSN: 1970321X     EISSN: 19703201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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