Face
Recognition in Humans and Monkeys
The ability to
recognize and discriminate emotions expressed by other individuals
through facial expressions and body language is a core element of
social-emotional development. The Network has studied the development
of the ability to recognize faces and facial expressions of emotion.
Gauthier, I., & Nelson, C.A. (2001). The development of face
expertise. Current Opinions in Neurobiology, 11, 219-224.
Nelson , C.A. (2001). The development and neural bases of face
recognition. Infant and Child Development, 10, 3-18.
Nelson
, C.A. (2001). The development and neural bases of face recognition:
Reply to critiques. Infant and Child Development, 10, 35-38.
Pascalis,
O., de Haan, M., & Nelson, C.A. (2002). Is face
processing species specific during the first year of life? Science,
296, 1321-1323.
Prather,
M.D., Lavenex, P., Mauldin-Jourdain, M.L., Mason, W.A., Capitanio,
J.P., Mendoza, S.P. & Amaral, D.G. (2001) Increased social fear
and decreased fear of objects in monkeys with neonatal amygdala
lesions. Neuroscience 106(4):653-658.
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