Thirty-seven international university-based researchers contribute 16 chapters describing the theoretical issues motivating current research on face perception in infancy and early childhood, and present findings from recent investigations. Coverage includes innate and early aspects of face perception in infants, the role of experience in enriching and developing the perception and understanding of faces, aspects of neurological involvement, and face processing in later childhood. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)