Chapter 13 40-Hz-Synchronicity priming of Kanizsa-figure detection demonstrated by a novel psychophysical paradigm

Advances in Psychology

Volumn 129, Issue C, 1999, Pages 323-340

  Müller, Hermann J ^a   Elliott, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

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EID: 77956734058     PISSN: 01664115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4115(99)80031-4     Document Type: Article

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