Measuring the electromyographic startle response: Developmental issues and findings

Developmental Psychophysiology: Theory, Systems, and Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 257-285

  Balaban, Marie T ^a   Berg, W Keith ^b  

^a EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 74249107024     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511499791.011     Document Type: Chapter

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