Chapter 3 Interhemispheric transfer of spatial and temporal frequency information

Advances in Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue C, 1997, Pages 55-79

  Berardi, Nicoletta ^a,b   Fiorentini, Adriana ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 77956787475     PISSN: 01664115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4115(97)80070-2     Document Type: Chapter

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