Small numbers in the right brain: Evidence from patients without and with spatial neglect

Cortex

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 348-351

  Aiello, Marilena ^b,c   Merola, Sheila ^b   Doricchi, Fabrizio ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; LETTER; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84872133343     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 19738102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2012.06.002     Document Type: Letter

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