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Effect of adaptor duration on 8-year-olds’ facial...
Journal article

Effect of adaptor duration on 8-year-olds’ facial identity aftereffects suggests adult-like plasticity of the face norm

Abstract

Adapting to a face shifts the perceived identity of a subsequent face in the direction opposite to the adapting face, a phenomenon known as a face identity aftereffect. In the present study, we examined the temporal dynamics of such aftereffects in children at an age when face processing abilities are not yet adult-like. We hypothesized that children's difficulties in face processing may stem from an unstable mental representation of facial …

Authors

Nishimura M; Robertson C; Maurer D

Journal

Vision Research, Vol. 51, No. 11, pp. 1216–1222

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

June 2011

DOI

10.1016/j.visres.2011.03.013

ISSN

0042-6989