Topographic processing in developmental prosopagnosia: Preserved perception but impaired memory of scenes

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Topographic processing in developmental prosopagnosia : Preserved perception but impaired memory of scenes. / Klargaard, Solja K.; Starrfelt, Randi; Petersen, Anders; Gerlach, Christian.

In: Cognitive Neuropsychology, Vol. 33, No. 7-8, 30.12.2016, p. 405-413.

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Klargaard, SK, Starrfelt, R, Petersen, A & Gerlach, C 2016, 'Topographic processing in developmental prosopagnosia: Preserved perception but impaired memory of scenes', Cognitive Neuropsychology, vol. 33, no. 7-8, pp. 405-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2016.1267000

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Klargaard, S. K., Starrfelt, R., Petersen, A., & Gerlach, C. (2016). Topographic processing in developmental prosopagnosia: Preserved perception but impaired memory of scenes. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 33(7-8), 405-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2016.1267000

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Klargaard SK, Starrfelt R, Petersen A, Gerlach C. Topographic processing in developmental prosopagnosia: Preserved perception but impaired memory of scenes. Cognitive Neuropsychology. 2016 Dec 30;33(7-8):405-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2016.1267000

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Klargaard, Solja K. ; Starrfelt, Randi ; Petersen, Anders ; Gerlach, Christian. / Topographic processing in developmental prosopagnosia : Preserved perception but impaired memory of scenes. In: Cognitive Neuropsychology. 2016 ; Vol. 33, No. 7-8. pp. 405-413.

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