'Special cases': Neural mechanisms and individual differences in synaesthesia

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-151

  Rouw, Romke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; BRAIN; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VISION;

ASSOCIATION; BRAIN; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80053043529     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: 17486653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-6653.2011.02017.x     Document Type: Review

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