Face age modulates gaze following in young adults

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ciardo, Francesca ^a   Marino, Barbara F M ^a   Actis Grosso, Rossana ^a   Rossetti, Angela ^a   Ricciardelli, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899077470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04746     Document Type: Article

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