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Direct eye contact influences the neural processing of objects in 5-month-old infants

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Direct eye contact influences the neural processing of objects in 5-month-old infants. / Parise, Eugenio; Reid, Vincent M.; Stets, Manuela et al.
In: Social Neuroscience, Vol. 3, No. 2, 06.2008, p. 141-150.

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Parise, E, Reid, VM, Stets, M & Striano, T 2008, 'Direct eye contact influences the neural processing of objects in 5-month-old infants', Social Neuroscience, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 141-150. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470910701865458

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Parise, E., Reid, V. M., Stets, M., & Striano, T. (2008). Direct eye contact influences the neural processing of objects in 5-month-old infants. Social Neuroscience, 3(2), 141-150. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470910701865458

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Parise E, Reid VM, Stets M, Striano T. Direct eye contact influences the neural processing of objects in 5-month-old infants. Social Neuroscience. 2008 Jun;3(2):141-150. doi: 10.1080/17470910701865458

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Parise, Eugenio ; Reid, Vincent M. ; Stets, Manuela et al. / Direct eye contact influences the neural processing of objects in 5-month-old infants. In: Social Neuroscience. 2008 ; Vol. 3, No. 2. pp. 141-150.

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