Spatial attention can modulate unconscious orientation processing

Perception

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1520-1528

  Bahrami, Bahador ^a,b   Carmel, David ^a,b,c,d   Walsh, Vincent ^a,b   Rees, Geraint ^a,c   Lavie, Nilli ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55249098119     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p5999     Document Type: Article

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