Face and object cognition across adult age

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 243-248

  Hildebrandt, Andrea ^a   Wilhelm, Oliver ^b   Herzmann, Grit ^c   Sommer, Werner ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Face cognition; Individual differences; Object cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881226137     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031490     Document Type: Article

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