Auditory Discrimination in Infants as Revealed by the Mismatch Negativity of the Event-Related Brain Potential

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-165

  Alho, Kimmo ^a   Cheour, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 2442613008     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565649709540675     Document Type: Article

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