Distinguishing the cause and consequence of face inversion: the perceptual field hypothesis.

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Acta Psychologica

• Publication date

  2009-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.08.002PMID 19747674
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