Revisiting the role of the fusiform face area in visual expertise.

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Cerebral Cortex

• Publication date

  2005-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1093/CERCOR/BHI006PMID 15677350
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