Early Specialization for Voice and Emotion Processing in the Infant Brain

Blasi, Anna, Mercure, Evelyne, Lloyd-Fox, Sarah, Thomson, Alex, Brammer, Michael, Sauter, Disa, Deeley, Quinton, Barker, Gareth J., Renvall, Ville, Deoni, Sean, Gasston, David, Williams, Steven C.R., Johnson, Mark H., Simmons, Andrew, Murphy, Declan G.M.·2011·Current Biology

DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.009

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