On the neural mechanisms subserving consciousness and attention

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue JAN, 2012, Pages

  Tallon Baudry, Catherine ^a  

^a INSTITUT DU CERVEAU ET DE LA MOELLE ÉPINIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Consciousness; Electrophysiology; fMRI; Imaging; MEG; Review; Vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874273710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00397     Document Type: Review

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