The face perception system becomes species-specific at 3 months: An eye-tracking study

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-99

  Di Giorgio, Elisa ^a   Méary, David ^b   Pascalis, Olivier ^b   Simion, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

eye movements; face preference; infants; visual scanning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TRACKING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 84876057064     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025412465362     Document Type: Article

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