Mechanisms of visuospatial attention: Evidence from event-related brain potentials

Visual Cognition

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 257-286

  Eimer, Martin ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001041081     PISSN: 13506285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713756778     Document Type: Article

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