Consciousness and neuronal synchronization

The Neurology of Consciousness

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 43-52

  Singer, Wolf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 77949299759     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374168-4.00004-6     Document Type: Chapter

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