Domain specificity in face perception

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Kanwisher, N [1 ]
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[1] MIT, Dept Brain & Cognit Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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10.1038/77664
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
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Is face perception carried out by modules specialized only for processing faces? Or are faces perceived by domain-general mechanisms that can also operate on non-face stimuli? Considerable evidence supports the domain-specific view.
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