Domain-specific development of face memory but not face perception

Developmental Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-58

  Weigelt, Sarah ^a,b   Koldewyn, Kami ^a   Dilks, Daniel D ^a   Balas, Benjamin ^a,c   Mckone, Elinor ^d   Kanwisher, Nancy ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84890549751     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12089     Document Type: Article

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