Hemispheric differences for the integration of stimulus levels and their contents: Evidence from bilateral presentations

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1274-1285

  Volberg, Gregor ^a,b   Hübner, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 34247155303     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193727     Document Type: Review

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