Defining synaesthesia

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Simner, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855547759     PISSN: 00071268     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712610X528305     Document Type: Article

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