Hemispheric asymmetry in temporal resolution: Contribution of the magnocellular pathway

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 755-759

  Okubo, Matia ^a,b   Nicholls, Michael E R ^b  

^a SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 31044452313     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196769     Document Type: Article

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