Processes of Discourse Integration: Evidence From Event-Related Brain Potentials

Discourse Processes

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 165-186

  Ferretti, Todd R ^a   Singer, Murray ^b   Harwood, Jenna ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 84875863722     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0163853X.2013.766123     Document Type: Article

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