Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2016. Vol. 5, no. 4, 36–49
doi:10.17759/jmfp.2016050404
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)
What functional brain studies have revealed about face and facial expression perception?
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Keywords: fMRI, face perception, facial expressions, dynamic expression, face in context, FFA, STS, OFA, distributed brain system for face perception
Journal rubric: Neurosciences and Cognitive Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2016050404
For citation: Korolkova O.A. What functional brain studies have revealed about face and facial expression perception? [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2016. Vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 36–49. DOI: 10.17759/jmfp.2016050404. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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