Age-related differences in processing face configuration: The importance of the eye region

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 228-231

  Slessor, Gillian ^a   Riby, Deborah M ^b   Finnerty, Ailbhe N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Configural processing; Face features

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EYE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EYE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874367692     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs059     Document Type: Article

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