Understanding Voice Perception

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 711-725

  Belin, Pascal ^a,b,c   Bestelmeyer, Patricia E G ^a   Latinus, Marianne ^a   Watson, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 80053905614     PISSN: 00071268     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02041.x     Document Type: Article

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