Eyeblinks and cognition

Tutorials in Visual Cognition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 121-141

  Irwin, David E ^a   Thomas, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84920721297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203847305     Document Type: Chapter

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