Putting the Listening Brain in Context

Language and Linguistics Compass

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 646-658

  Obleser, Jonas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

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EID: 84918552881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749818X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.12098     Document Type: Article

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