Properties and mechanisms of perceptual priming

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-233

  Wiggs, Cheri L ^a   Martin, Alex ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEUROBIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032053101     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(98)80144-X     Document Type: Article

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