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Review
. 2007 Oct 23;17(20):R888-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.08.008.

Face perception: broken into parts

Paul E Downing  1
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Review

Face perception: broken into parts

Paul E Downing. Curr Biol. .

Abstract

A recent study has shown that, using transcranial magnetic stimulation to stimulate an area of the visual cortex, the perception of face parts can be selectively and reversibly disrupted, while the perception of their arrangement is spared.

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