Cortical plasticity: Is it time for a change?

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 17, 1999, Pages

  Kind, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033539098     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80412-6     Document Type: Article

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