The nature of visual self-recognition

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 121-127

  Suddendorf, Thomas ^a   Butler, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ape; Child; Mirror; Phylogenetic reconstruction; Self awareness; Self recognition

Indexed keywords

APE; CHILD; PHYLOGENETIC RECONSTRUCTION; SELF-AWARENESS; SELF-RECOGNITION;

MIRRORS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY;

OPTICAL TESTING;

COGNITION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEUROSCIENCE; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; AWARENESS; COGNITION; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84875234776     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.01.004     Document Type: Review

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