Extracting the shape of an object from the responses of peripheral nerve fibers

Advances in Psychology

Volumn 127, Issue C, 1998, Pages 55-87

  Goodwin, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 77956763837     PISSN: 01664115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4115(98)80064-2     Document Type: Article

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