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The eyes or the mouth? Feature salience and unfamiliar face processing in Williams syndrome and autism

Deborah M. Riby University of Stirling, Stirling, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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Vicki Bruce University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Pages 189-203 | Received 11 Aug 2006, Accepted 03 Dec 2007, Published online: 05 Jan 2009

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