Synchronous information presented in 40-Hz flicker enhances visual feature binding

Psychological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 277-283

  Elliott, Mark A ^a   Müller, Hermann J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009901972     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00055     Document Type: Article

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