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face perception: physiological  

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  • The investigation of the neural substrates of face perception constitutes an important area of study in both animal and cognitive neuroscience. Faces are used as stimuli in neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies for two primary reasons. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Face Perception: Physiological]

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