Near infrared spectroscopy reveals neural activation during face perception in infants and adults

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-89

  Csibra, Gergely ^a   Henty, Julian ^b   Volein, Ágnes ^a   Elwell, Clare ^b   Tucker, Leslie ^a   Meek, Judith ^c   Johnson, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Face perception; Infant brain development; Near infrared spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013567421     PISSN: 13042580     EISSN: 13050613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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