Face Processing in Children: Novel MEG Findings

Face processing improves steadily across childhood, yet few studies have investigated the development of the neural sources underlying these processes. ERP studies have demonstrated marked developmental changes in early brain processes and these show systematic age-related changes. Using MEG, we investigated the developmental changes in brain sources in a face processing task.

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