Effects of display medium and luminance contrast on concept formation and EEG response

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 100, Issue 3 II, 2005, Pages 943-954

  Shieh, Kong King ^a   Chen, Mei Hsiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 24944525297     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.100.3c.943-954     Document Type: Article

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