Pure alexia and the viewing position effect in printed words

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 93-140

  Montant, Marie ^a   Nazir, Tatjana A ^a   Poncet, Michel ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

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EID: 0001806675     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026432998381230     Document Type: Article

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