The Thatcher Illusion Reveals Orientation Dependence in Brain Regions Involved in Processing Facial Expressions

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 128-136

  Psalta, Lilia ^a   Young, Andrew W ^a   Thompson, Peter ^a   Andrews, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive neuroscience; face perception; facial expressions; facial features; neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891930463     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613501521     Document Type: Article

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