Introduction to research topic: Attention and consciousness in different senses

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue MAY, 2013, Pages

  Tsuchiya, Naotsugu ^a,b   Van Boxtel, Jeroen ^c,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84878940770     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00249     Document Type: Editorial

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