Encoding of emotional facial expressions in direct and incidental tasks: Two event-related potential studies

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-23

  Balconi, Michela ^a   Lucchiari, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

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EID: 33847784961     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530600941784     Document Type: Article

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