Birthweight predicts individual differences in adult face recognition ability.
It has long been known that premature birth and/or low birthweight can lead to general difficulties in cognitive and emotional functioning throughout childhood. However, the influence of these factors on more specific processes has seldom been addressed, despite their potential to account for wide i...
| Published in: | British Journal of Psychology Vol. 112; no. 3; pp. 628 - 645 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2021
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